The latest major court decision addressing a workers' compensation claim from a telecommuting employee has found for the employer, but the decision left the door open for future claims, and an expert in the field warns that work-at-home situations pose risks for which businesses might not be prepared.
The warning came from John F. Burton, professor emeritus at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations.
He was reacting to a November ruling from the Tennessee Supreme Court, which decided that a woman assaulted while working at home should not collect workers' comp because the attack did not have enough of a connection to her employment.
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