Michelle Rahla v. Medical Center at Bowling Green

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

When a former employee makes a claim for benefits under Kentucky’s Workers’ Compensation Act, she must first establish she was employed when the injury took place, 1 Michelle Rahla sought workers’ compensation benefits from the Medical Center at Bowling Green (Medical Center) for injuries she allegedly sustained during the course of a pre-employment physical examination. Her claim has been summarily rejected at every stage in the review process because she was not considered actually “employed” by the Medical Center when she submitted to the physical…