Brown v. American Red Cross

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HAVEY, J.A.D.

Respondent American Red Cross appeals from a judgment of the Division of Workers’ Compensation in favor of petitioner Dorothy Brown. Petitioner, while employed by respondent, was injured in an automobile accident on her way home from one of respondent’s blood-donor sites. The judge of compensation found that her injuries were compensable according to the definition of “employment” under N.J.S.A. 34:15-36, because she was receiving travel-time pay for her journey home. We agree and affirm.

As a phlebotomist, petitioner traveled to various…