IN Sup Ct: "Unexplained Accident" Presumption

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that an "unexplained accident" under that state's workers' compensation laws is compensable if it would not have occurred but for the fact that the condition or obligation of the employment put the employee in the position at the time of injury.In Milledge vs. The Oaks, A Living Center (93S02-0206-EX-346, 03/14/03) Phyllis Milledge began working as a housekeeper at a nursing home in 1983. On October 21, 1994, she twisted her ankle at work. She proceeded to her job and completed the majority of her shift but the pain in her ankle prevented Milledge from ...