Barlow v. State, ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

[T 15] I respectfully dissent because I disagree with the majority's conclusion that compensability of the claimant's injury hinges on the meaning of the word "transported," as that term is used in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-102(a)(xi)(D). Instead, when an employee is reimbursed for travel expenses or is transported by an employer's vehicle, as in this case, we must determine whether the claimant's injury was sustained "during travel." I conclude that the claimant's injury did arise "during travel," and that the claimant has satisfied the general test for compensability by establishing a "causal…