An exterminator was seriously injured in an early morning motor vehicle accident in July 2020 while on his way to the shop to get supplies. He filed a workers' compensation claim, but his employer moved to dismiss, contending that the injuries "did not arise out of and in the course of employment." Credit: gguy/Adobe Stock
The New Jersey Supreme Court sided with an employee in a workers' compensation appeal, finding that his car accident occurred "in the course of employment" under the state's "authorized vehicle rule," since he was conducting business expressly authorized by his employer.
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