- Court: Oregon Court of Appeals
- Area(s) of Law: Workers Compensation
- Date Filed: 11-24-2021
- Case #: A174007
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Egan, C. J. for the Court; Powers, P.J. & Landau, S.J.
- Full Text Opinion
Claimant’s injury was found compensable by Workers’ Compensation Board; SAIF and Employer now request review. On judicial review, SAIF argued no injury occurred during Claimant’s employment as the event happened in the parking lot that was not on Employer’s property. In response, Claimant contended her Employer instructed her to park in that specific lot, therefore it should be considered in the course of her employment. Under ORS 656.005(7)(a), “[i]f a person is injured at work, that injury is compensable if it “aris[es] out of and in the course of employment.” The Court found that “the injury arose out of claimant’s employment” because parking in the specific lot “serv[ed] employer’s interest” Affirmed.