Sarzillo v. Turner Construction Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

GARIBALDI, J.

The Workers’ Compensation Law, N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, as amended effective January 10, 1980, bars workers’ compensation for an injury suffered in recreational or social activities, unless such activities “are a regular incident of employment and produce a benefit to the employer beyond improvement in employee health and morale____” We must determine whether the injury suffered by petitioner in a lunchtime recreational activity is compensable under this law.

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At the time of the accident, petitioner, Robert Sarzillo, was employed by respondent,…