No Benefits for Worker Who Fell While Crossing Public Street

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was not entitled to benefits for her injuries from falling while using a crosswalk on a public street to move from a public parking lot to her workplace. Case: Poole v. Quest Diagnostics Inc., No. 0701-24-3, 09/09/2025, published. Facts: Audra Poole worked for Quest Diagnostics as a phlebotomist at the laboratory inside Carilion’s Roanoke Memorial Hospital. While on her way to work on Feb. 2, 2022, Poole fell while traversing a crosswalk on a public street that separated the laboratory building from a public parking lot. Procedur...