No Benefits for Off-Duty Officer Injured While Driving to Mandatory Training Session

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a police officer was not entitled to benefits for his injuries from an accident while driving to a mandatory training session outside of his normal work hours. Case: Allenbaugh v. Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, No. 3-15-0284WC, 07/12/2016, published. Facts: Jason Allenbaugh worked as a police officer for the City of Peoria. He suffered injuries in a car accident while driving to a mandatory training session at police headquarters in March 2013. The session was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., which was not a time Allenbaugh normally worke...