No Benefits for Court Employee Who Fell Into Sinkhole

The Delaware Superior Court upheld a denial of benefits to a court employee who fell into a sinkhole as she arrived for work. Case: Browning v. State, No. K20A-03-001 VLM, 05/03/2021, published. Facts: Kim Browning worked as a judicial assistant at the Superior Court in Kent County. Some court employees had assigned parking spots in the parking garage underneath the courthouse, but judicial assistants didn't. Browning normally parked as close to the courthouse as possible, but there was no rule requiring her to do so. On Jan. 24, 2018, Browning was required to be at work by 8 a.m. At ...