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KNIGHT v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES

No. 69514-2-I.

321 P.3d 1275 (2014)

Rudolph E. KNIGHT, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 7, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Stewart Thomas , Courtnei D. Milonas , Harpold Thomas, P.C., Kent, WA, for Appellant.

Eric Daniel Peterson , Attorney at Law, Anastasia R. Sandstrom , Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

PUBLISHED OPINION

Verellen, A.C.J.

¶ 1 Under the "traveling employee" doctrine, the employee bears the burden of proving that he or she is eligible for workers' compensation benefits, including that he or she was not on a distinct departure from the course of employment at the time of his injury. Because Rudolph Knight failed to meet this burden, the trial court properly granted summary judgment for the Department...

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