{"id":6168,"date":"2014-04-24T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2015-04-11T04:25:12","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T04:25:12","slug":"coming-and-going-rule-workers-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/coming-and-going-rule-workers-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Coming and Going Rule in Workers\u2019 Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ConstructionGenerally, North Carolina workers\u2019 compensation<\/a> law covers injuries that are sustained as a result from an accident that occurs during the course of employment. As you might imagine, there are plenty of gray areas to workers\u2019 compensation law. One of the main elements that must be proven in a workers\u2019 compensation case is that the accident which gave rise to the injury occurred during the course of employment.<\/em><\/p>\n

Generally, injuries that arise from an accident that occurred when the employee was driving to or from work are not covered under workers\u2019 compensation law \u2013 this is why it is called the coming and going rule<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However, there are a few circumstances where an employee\u2019s injuries may be covered even if they were driving to or from work:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you are a \u201ctraveling salesman\u201d and do not have a set time that you come into or out of work every day<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you are on the employer\u2019s premises when the accident occurs<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you drive a company vehicle or are reimbursed for travel expenses by your employer<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are running a special errand for your employer, even if it is in your personal vehicle<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You are traveling for your job, for example, on an overnight trip<\/p>\n

If any of the above circumstances applies, then your injuries may be covered under workers\u2019 compensation law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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