Court Overturns Denial of Benefits for Worker Who Was Reporting for Orientation

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a telemarketer was entitled to benefits for her injuries from an accident that occurred in the stairwell of her prospective employer's office while she was reporting for an orientation for potential new hires.   Case: Meyers v. SAIF Corp., No. 176, 04/18/2018, published. Facts: Mary Meyers worked as a telemarketer for the Crystal Marketing Group. After Crystal began shutting down its operations in 2011, its owner invited a representative of Jadent Inc. to speak to the employees about the possibility of working for Jadent. Severa...