Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Compensability of Murder

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Commission lacked jurisdiction to determine whether the murder of a youth counselor was compensable when there was no timely-filed claim. Case: Intercept Youth Services Inc. v. Estate of Lopez, No. 1537-19-4, 04/07/2020, published. Facts: Lizeth Lopez (spelled "Lizbeth" in court documents) worked for Intercept Youth Services Inc. as a counselor for at-risk youth in transition from foster care to independent living. Lopez went missing in April 2016. The 36-year old’s body was found a few hundr...