Supreme Court Denies Benefits for Worker Injured in Attack by Acquaintance

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a hotel employee who was attacked by a mentally ill acquaintance at work could not recover workers’ compensation benefits for his injuries. Case: Profit v. HRT Holdings, No. A22-0656, 03/29/2023, published. Facts: Deangelo Profit worked for HRT Holdings at a DoubleTree Suites hotel. While he was cleaning a hotel room in June 2018, he was attacked by William Richards. Profit and Richards previously worked together for a few months at a different employer. Profit had Richards' phone number and was a social media friend with him on Fac...