Supreme Court Splits on Carrier's Obligation to Pay for Worker's Lunch

A divided West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that an injured worker who was required to take a six-hour journey to medical examination at the behest of his employer’s insurance carrier was entitled to reimbursement for the $37 meal he ate along the way. Case: Silveti v. Ohio Valley Nursing Home, No. 17-0746, 04/11/2018, published. Facts: Carlos Silveti worked as a chef for the Ohio Valley Nursing Home in Parkersburg. He suffered injuries in a fall while exiting a walk-in refrigerator at work.  Silveti’s employer accepted his injuries as compensable. A claims administrator f...