Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Bus Driver Injured on Walk to Station

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals overturned a denial of benefits to a bus driver who fell as she was walking back to her car after finishing her shift. Latonya Lee worked as a bus operator for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. She routinely worked split shifts in which she was scheduled to work two blocks of time on the same day — corresponding with the morning and evening commuting hours — with a significant gap in between. One morning, Lee parked her car next to WMATA's Western Garage, where she picked up her bus, at around 5:30 a.m. She bega...