No Benefits for Window Washer Injured in Car Accident

The New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled that a window washer was not entitled to benefits for his injuries in a car accident while giving a coworker a ride to their employer’s storage facility after the end of a work day. Case: Gonzales v. Zen Window Cleaning, No. A-1-CA-35009, 07/16/2018, unpublished. Facts: Orlando Gonzales Jr. worked for Zen Window Cleaning as a window washer. On a typical work day, Gonzales would drop his wife off at work around 6:30 a.m. and meet up with his co-workers at a Zen equipment storage facility in Albuquerque. Gonzales and his coworkers would load up the...