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- Title: Wachs v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board
- Author : In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District
- Release Date : January 21, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 73 KB
Description
Judith Wachs, appellee, is the widow of James Wachs who was killed in an automobile accident while driving a company vehicle on his way to work for appellant American Office Systems (AOS). Appellee filed a Workers Compensation fatal claim petition seeking benefits. Appellant Donegal Insurance denied coverage, stating decedent was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of the accident; he was merely en route to work, which typically is not compensable. See Peterson v. WCAB (PNR Nursing Agency), 597 A.2d 1116, 1119 (Pa. 1991) ("The general rule is that an employer is not liable to the employee for compensation for injuries received off the employers premises while the employee is travelling to or from work.").