The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that the Industrial Commission lacked jurisdiction over a resident’s compensation claim for an injury that occurred in Virginia.
Case: Duke v. Xylem Inc., No. COA21-450, 07/05/2022, published.
Facts: Leslie Duke worked for Xylem Inc. as a driver.
Xylem's principal place of business is in Virginia, though Duke lived in North Carolina.
In October 2017, Xylem's vice president, William Hoover, called Duke and invited him to come to the company’s Virginia fleet operation facility to discuss possible employment. Duke agreed and t...
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