Police Officer's Injuries from Car Crash while Taking Kids to Day Care Was Compensable

A police officer suffered a compensable injury in a car crash while dropping his children off at day care before the start of his shift, the Appellate Court of Connecticut said in a decision released Monday. In Connecticut, police officers and firefighters are statutorily deemed to be within the "course of employment" from the moment they leave home, until they return. This is known as the "portal-to-portal" rule. The Appellate Court rejected the idea that officer Steve McMorris' commute wouldn't actually begin until after he had dropped his children off. It said ...