1. (§7.19) General Rule

LibraryWorkers' Compensation (OSBar) (2008 Ed.)

D. Going and Coming Rule

1. (§7.19) General Rule

Under the "going and coming rule," an injury sustained by an employee on the way to or returning from the place of employment is not compensable in the absence of special circumstances. Brown v. SAIF, 43 Or App 447, 452, 602 P2d 1151 (1979); Gumbrecht v. SAIF, 21 Or App 389, 392, 534 P2d 1189 (1975); Willis v. State Acc. Ins. Fund, 3 Or App 565, 568, 475 P2d 986 (1970). "The reason for the going and coming rule is that 'the relationship of employer and...

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