Firefighters in the city of Boca Raton are alleging that their fire-resistant uniform pants are making them sick. According to this story from the 1/10/2009 edition of the Palm Beach Post, over 50 of the firefighters are showing symptoms consistent with heavy metal poisoning allegedly linked to the flame-retardant chemical in the pants.
In Wait v. Travelers Ind. Co. of Illinois, decided on 11/16/2007, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that a telecommuter who was assaulted in her home kitchen by her neighbor while preparing lunch for herself was "in the course of" her employment at the time. The Court likened the claimant's accident to one occurring in a kitchen or break room on the employer's premises.
Nevertheless, the Court held that this particular accident was not compensable under the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act because it did not "arise out of" the claimant's employment. "There is nothing to indicate [the claimant] was targeted [for the assault] because of her association with her employer or that she was charged with safeguarding her employer's property," said the Court.
David A. McCranie has been licensed to practice law in the State of Florida since 1982. He forrmerly served asMore...
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