Court: Fall From Shuttle Bus Not Precluded by Coming-and-Going Rule

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a denial of benefits to a worker who was injured while exiting a shuttle bus, finding the accident occurred on the employer’s premises. “Claimant sustained an injury upon his arrival at the front entrance of the Smith Kline building to begin his shift,” the court’s opinion reads. “Claimant was required by the nature of his employment to be present in the area where he was injured because he was entering the workplace a reasonable time before his shift. The ground where claimant fell constituted a co...