Thomas v. Hollister, Inc.

ALBERTA. RIEDERER, Judge.

Appellant James M. Thomas appeals from a final award issued by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission denying him workers’ compensation benefits for an injury he sustained on the parking lot of his employer. Because we find that the injuries in this case were incurred on the employer’s premises, along the accepted route to work, the injuries arose out of and in the course of employment. The decision of the Commission is reversed and . the award of the AL J is reinstated.

Factual and Procedural Background

On November 2,1990, Appellant, an employee of Respondent…