Luggage injury while commuting not covered for flight attendant

Friday, January 21st, 2011 Litigation Workers' Compensation

In Texas, dual-purpose travel, which furthers both an employer’s affairs as well as the private affairs of an employee, is generally excluded from the course and scope of employment. The Texas Court of Appeals held that a flight attendant was not entitled to benefits because she was not acting within the course and scope of her employment when she was injured.

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