Children of Hotel's Live-In Housekeeper Get Benefits for Her Death

The South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld an award of benefits to the children of a hotel’s live-in housekeeper who was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Case: Patel v. BVM Motel LLC, No. 5813, 03/31/2021, published. Facts: Hansanben Patel worked at the Best Western Point South in Yemassee as a housekeeper. As a condition of her employment, Patel was required to live at the motel and be on call around-the-clock when on the premises. Patel lived in the provided room with her husband. On Aug. 16, 2015, an intruder fatally shot Patel and her husband during a robbery. Procedural...