Ray v. University of Arkansas

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Gudrun Ray appeals the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s determination that her injury is not compensable, arguing that the decision is not supported by substantial evidence. The Commission found that Ray was not performing employment services at the time of her injury. We reverse and remand for an award of benefits.

Ray has worked for the University of Arkansas as a food-service worker for approximately eight years. Working in the cafeteria at the University of Arkansas, appellant was entitled to two unpaid thirty-minute breaks and two paid fifteen-minute breaks…