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Claimant, a parks department laborer, was injured in a motorcycle accident while returning from lunch. He had used his motorcycle to travel to work and then left it to go to lunch in a coworker's car. Upon returning, he crashed his motorcycle on a public road. The Workers' Compensation Board disallowed his claim, finding that he was on his lunch hour and not performing any work duties when the accident occurred. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, agreeing that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of his employment.
Hennings v. Town of Hempstead is a workers' compensation case decided in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
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Claimant, a parks department laborer, was injured in a motorcycle accident while returning from lunch. He had used his motorcycle to travel to work and then left it to go to lunch in a coworker's car. Upon returning, he crashed his motorcycle on a public road. The Workers' Compensation Board disallowed his claim, finding that he was on his lunch hour and not performing any work duties when the accident occurred. The appellate court affirmed the Board's decision, agreeing that the accident did not arise out of and in the course of his employment.
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