Claim of Brooks v. New York Telephone Co.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 27, 1981, which held that claimant’s accident arose out of and in the course of her employment. Claimant was injured when she slipped on snow while stepping out of a co-worker’s car which was parked in a privately owned lot adjacent to the employer’s premises. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on a workday scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m. The board decision stated: “Upon review, the Board Panel finds based on claimant’s testimony, that claimant was in the precincts of her employment when she sustained her…