A North Carolina court has affirmed a state agency's decision denying an employee's workers' compensation claim for injuries sustained at her employer's annual holiday party, concluding that the injury had not arisen out of or in the course of her employment.
|Invited to attend
Melissa Lennon worked as a deputy clerk of court in the accounting division of the Harnett County clerk of court's office in Hartnett County, North Carolina.
In 2013, Ms. Lennon's division was tasked with planning the annual office holiday party at the Chicora Country Club in Dunn, North Carolina. During her normal work hours and for which she was paid, Ms. Lennon helped design the invitations and assisted with securing catering and planning the program. She also volunteered to serve as the "emcee" for the event. All employees were invited to attend.
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