Worker's Fall while Walking to Time Clock Was Compensable

The Arkansas Court of Appeals earlier this week ruled that an iron worker who slipped and fell on ice while heading to the time clock to punch in for the day was entitled to compensation for his injuries. A unanimous appellate panel reasoned that Ronnie Nabors was within the course of his employment by the time of his accident since he had already engaged "in employment activity" – by donning his personal protective equipment and swiping an access card to obtain entry to the job site. His employer had argued that since Nabors wasn't yet on the clock and had not reache...