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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, affirming a prior award. The applicant, a YMCA site director, sustained injuries in a car accident while en route to a work-related meeting. The Board found that the "required vehicle exception" to the going and coming rule applied, as the applicant was required to use her personal vehicle for her job duties, for which she was reimbursed mileage. Therefore, her injuries were deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of employment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the employer's petition for reconsideration, affirming a prior award. The applicant, a YMCA site director, sustained injuries in a car accident while en route to a work-related meeting. The Board found that the "required vehicle exception" to the going and coming rule applied, as the applicant was required to use her personal vehicle for her job duties, for which she was reimbursed mileage. Therefore, her injuries were deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of employment.
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