Hirschle v. Mabe, 22954 (4-27-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} The central issue in this appeal concerns the Workers' Compensation Act's coverage formula. Is an injury suffered on an employer's premises "received in the course of, and arising out of" employment when the employee is voluntarily on the premises solely to pick up a paycheck, an activity that the employer's pay policy expressly permits but does not require? The trial court said it is, and it granted Tamara Hirschle's (Appellee) partial summary judgment motion. Both the Montgomery County Stillwater Health Center and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (Appellants) disagree.…