Worker Establishes Compensability of Injury From Fall

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker suffered a compensable injury from a fall at work. Case: Little Dogs Daycare v. Carroll, No. 25-ICA-287, 12/22/2025, published. Facts: Scarlett Carroll worked for Little Dogs Daycare. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that she had injured her left foot and ankle when she fell at work in August 2024. An administrator for Little Dogs’ insurance carrier denied the claim on the basis that Carroll’s fall happened while she was on her way to a lunch break outside the employe...