The Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a determination that a casino employee was entitled to benefits for her injuries from a fall she sustained as she was arriving for work, but overturned her award of fees and penalties.
In Ralser v. Harrah’s New Orleans, No. 2026-C-00657, the court noted that generally, injuries sustained when an employee is traveling to and from work are not considered to have occurred within the course and scope of her employment, and thus are not compensable.
“While an exception to the ‘going and coming’ rule was found applicable here, the employer...
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