In the case Hicks v. Safelite Group, Inc., 2021-Ohio-3044, the Tenth District Court of Appeals held that an employee who fell in the parking lot while walking into work was within the zone of employment and is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.
Here, the employee argued that the circumstances demonstrated that the employee was within the zone of employment when the injury occurred. The employer argued that the injury did not occur in the exercise of work duties and that the employer was not responsible for the parking lot where the employee fell. The Court of Appeals disagreed.
The Court reasoned that because the company exerted control over the parking lot where the employee fell, the injury occurred within the zone of employment and the employee was eligible for coverage.
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Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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