Opinion ID: 2211440
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the traveling employee doctrine

Text: The traveling employee doctrine is one well recognized in worker's compensation law: Employees whose work entails travel away from the employer's premises are held in the majority of jurisdictions to be within the course of their employment continuously during the trip, except when a distinct departure on a personal errand is shown. Thus, injuries arising out of the necessity of sleeping in hotels and eating in restaurants away from home are usually held compensable. [2 Larson, Workers' Compensation, Law, § 25.01, pp. 25-1 to 25-2.] In its opinion, the Court of Appeals adopted this doctrine. [1] Because Eversman was injured while traveling for his employer, I agree with the Court of Appeals that it is appropriate to apply the doctrine to this case.