Nurse Injured While Walking Back to Training Class Was in Course of Employment

An Ohio appellate court decided that a nurse was entitled to workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained while falling on the way back from her car during a training session.  Case: Rees v. University Hospitals, No. 104848, 04/13/2017, published. Facts: Lori Rees worked as a nurse at the University Hospitals main campus in Cleveland. While attending a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training class on campus during her shift, she fell in a pedestrian crossing while walking back from her car with course materials. Procedural history: An Industrial Commission hearing officer d...