Olsten Kimberly Quality Care v. Pettey

JAMES R. Cooper, Judge.

The appellee in this workers’ compensation case was employed by the appellant as a nurse’s assistant. Her duties required her to care for patients in their homes. She was compensated according to the time she actually spent in each patient’s home. She used her own vehicle to travel to the homes but she received no wages for the time spent travelling and was not reimbursed for travel expenses. On April 21, 1994, the appellee was injured in an automobile accident while en route from the appellant’s offices to the home of her first patient of the day. The appellee filed a…