Personal Comfort Doctrine

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1. Does the doctrine’s recognition of minor personal acts remove the need for an employment connection in a compensation c…
2. A worker briefly obtains a coat at the worksite to protect against excessive cold and then resumes work. Is lack of imm…
3. A reasonable brief meal at the workplace satisfies hunger during duty. The employer rejects any employment nexus solely…
4. A worker takes a short reasonable warming break at the workplace because of severe cold, intending promptly to resume d…
5. An onboard injury claimant proves a reasonable brief act of personal comfort but argues that invoking the doctrine disp…
6. Explain the indirect-benefit rationale where a worker reasonably attends to hunger or excessive cold.
7. A claimant says the personal-comfort doctrine makes evidence of the injury’s connection with employment unnecessary. Ev…
8. Why is a sales-only test inconsistent with the personal-comfort doctrine?