No Benefits After Worker's Post-Termination Car Accident

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for injuries from a car accident that happened while he traveled to retrieve equipment for his former employer. Case: Stringer v. Hand Construction, No. 52,380-WCA, 11/14/2018, published. Facts: Mitchell Stringer worked for Hand Construction as a site superintendent. From 2014 through April 2015, Stringer oversaw a construction project in Louisiana. He spent the next six months supervising the construction of an apartment complex in Williston, North Dakota. In October 2015, Stringer returned to Louisiana for a...