Man Injured Working Out of State Cannot Seek In-State Comp Remedy

The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a state domiciliary who was injured while working for his Kentucky-based employer at an out-of-state property could not avail himself of benefits under the Kentucky workers’ compensation system. Case: Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance v. Hicks, No. 2022-CA-1392-WC, 05/26/2023, unpublished. Facts: Lewis Hicks worked for Southeastern Land LLC. Southeastern owned several coal mines in Kentucky and maintained its headquarters in Debord. Southeastern also owned one mine in West Virginia. Hicks primarily worked at one of the Kentucky mines for...