Legal Opinion
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino v. Phillips
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 2010No. 53191PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Hardesty, L:
While descending a staircase at work, respondent Kathryn Phillips injured her ankle on one of the steps. In this appeal, we address the standard to be applied to determine whether an em ployee seeking workers’ compensation benefits has demonstrated, pursuant to NRS 616C.150(1), that her injury “arose out of” her employment. In situations in which an employee’s injury is caused by a neutral risk — a risk that is not personal to the employee or solely employment-related — we adopt the increased-risk test, which evaluates whether the employee was exposed to a risk…
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