A recent article on the National Underwriter’s website discusses the dispute a telecommuter might encounter when making a workers’ compensation claim.

John F. Burton, professor emeritus at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations issues a warning that some work-at-home situations pose risks for which businesses might not be prepared.

Burton refers to a November ruling from the Tennessee Supreme Court, which decided that a woman assaulted while working at home should not collect workers? comp because the attack did not have enough of a connection to her employment.

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