Comp Law Doesn't Apply to Parking Lot Accident

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division overturned a judge’s determination that the Workers’ Compensation Act applied to a librarian’s injuries from a snowplow accident in a public parking lot. Case: Lapsley v. Township of Sparta, No. A-0958-19T3, 01/29/2021, published. Facts: Diane Lapsley worked for the Township of Sparta as a librarian. On Feb. 3, 2014, the library closed early due to inclement weather. Lapsley’s husband came to pick her up and parked in a nearby lot. She and her husband were hit by a snowplow driven by a Sparta Township ...