Can a travelling employee be covered for workers’ compensation purposes if they are driving to meet a friend for lunch?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from WCAT-2013-02339 (Re), 2013 CanLII 79532 (BC WCAT):
WCAT-2012-01880, Robinson v. Noyes et al., found that a salesman, who was a travelling employee, was not covered for workers’ compensation purposes while driving to meet a long-time friend for lunch.
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