Mellis v. McEWEN, HANNA, GISVOLD, RANKIN & VAN KOTEN, EMPLOYERS, AND MISSION INS. CO.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Board, which reversed a referee’s opinion and order and reinstated the employer’s denial of compensability. The issue is whether claimant’s injury is work-related. We reverse and remand for acceptance of the claim.

Claimant is a salaried paralegal employed by a law firm. She is expected to document at least fifteen hundred billable hours per year. The law firm is located on the fourteenth floor of a Portland office building, which has a third floor cafeteria primarily maintained for, and patronized by, the building’s tenants. Although claimant is not…