Commonwealth Court Upholds Award for Worker's Fall in Parking Lot

The Commonwealth Court ruled that a worker who slipped and fell in his employer's parking lot before his scheduled work shift was within the course and scope of his employment at the time of his accident. Case: Ace Wire Spring and Form Co. v. WCAB (Walshesky), No. 1916 C.D. 2013, 06/10/2014, published. Facts: Samuel Walshesky worked for the Ace Wire Spring and Form Co. as a press operator. He slipped on ice in the Ace parking lot after he arrived for work on Dec. 4, 2007. Walshesky went into Ace's building to pick up his clean uniforms and took them back to his car. As h...