No Benefits for Police Officer's Accident while Traveling to Work

A Texas appellate court rejected an injured police officer's challenge to the denial of his comp claim arising from an accident while en route to work, and it ruled that he was not entitled to a declaratory judgment as to his rights under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Case: Harvel v. Texas Department of Insurance, No. 13-14-00095-CV, 05/21/2015, published. Facts: Jamie Harvel, a police officer with the Austin Police Department, suffered injuries in a car accident while traveling to a training camp where he was serving as a firearms instructor. Harvel normally worked at th...