Brooks v. INDUS. COM'N OF ARIZONA

The majority, in affirming this award, has concluded that the administrative law judge’s findings that the workers’ death and injuries were not compensable because of the “going and coming” rule is supported by the law and by the record. I strongly disagree. Petitioners have posited several exceptions to the “going and coming” rule which the majority has designated as (1) the travel time exception, (2) the substantial benefits exception, and (3) the special hazards exception. In my opinion, both the law and the record support the “substantial benefits” exception to the going and coming rule.…