Texas High Court Reverses Denial of Work Comp for at Home Worker

An insurance company improperly denied workers’ compensation coverage for a woman injured while traveling in a company car from one workplace to another, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled. Liana Leordeanu, a pharmaceutical sales representative who worked out of her Austin home, was seriously injured in 2003 while driving to a storage unit provided by her company before returning to her home office after meeting with customers.