The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled that a traveling worker who suffered injuries in a car accident while returning from lunch was within the course and scope of his employment at the time.
Case: Future Environmental Inc. v. Mace, No. 116,134, 11/28/2017, published.
Facts: Nathaniel Mace worked for Future Environmental as a hazardous waste technician. In September 2015, Future sent Mace on an errand in a company van to travel from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Deerfield, Missouri.
Mace had expected this to be a day trip, but when he got to Missouri his employer instructed him to check in...
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