Appeals court denies Bend teacher’s worker compensation claim after parking lot fall
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SALEM – A teacher injured in a fall in a Bend elementary school parking lot isn’t eligible for workers compensation because she was not on the clock at the time of the accident. That’s the conclusion of the Oregon Court of Appeals in an opinion issued Wednesday, Oct. 30.
“It’s kind of an unusual situation,” said Aron Yarmo, attorney for Christina King, the substitute teacher who injured her ankle in the fall. “If…
