Hotel Housekeeper's Fall on Laundry Room Stairs Was Compensable

An Arkansas appellate court ruled that a hotel housekeeper's fall on the stairwell leading to the facility's laundry room was compensable, regardless of whether she was carrying her own food to a refrigerator in the laundry room, since she was still advancing her employer's interests by heading down the stair to get towels for a guest room. Case: Best Western Inn v. Paul, No. CV-14-277, 10/01/2014, published. Facts: Christina Paul worked as a housekeeper for the Best Western hotel chain. She fell and injured her knee while walking down a concrete stairway that led to the hotel la...