No Benefits for Store Manager's Car Crash on Way to Work, after Helping Ex-Wife Move

A worker's car accident while driving to work after conducting personal business in Alabama was not compensable, the Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel ruled. Case: Autwell v. Back Yard Burgers, No. W2014-00232-SC-R3-WC, 03/16/2015, published. Facts: James Autwell worked as a district manager for Back Yard Burgers, overseeing the operations of four stores in Memphis and three in northern Mississippi. He testified that his typical workday required traveling to and from multiple store locations, for an average of 20,000 to 25,000 miles per yea...