NC COA Examines Whether an Employee’s Injury Arose Out of and in the Course of His Employment When Commission Finds Employee Was “Joyriding”

Kyla Block

When Plaintiffs are injured at work under circumstances which raise the question of whether the precipitating activity was “in furtherance of” versus “incidental to” the job duties assigned and the employer’s interest, the North Carolina Courts will look closely at the nature of the activity and the behavior immediately prior to the incident to determine…