Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. v. Frazer

The majority reverses the Workers’ Compensation Board’s order that held that claimant suffered a compensable injury when she slipped and fell on her knee during her morning break. The majority agrees with her employer, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, that the board erred in not considering the “going and coming” rule when the board held that claimant’s injury was “in the course of” claimant’s employment. For the reasons that follow, I respectfully dissent.

In order to give context to my dissent, it is necessary to dive into the murky sea of workers’ compensation jargon. This jargon has developed over…