The following is a reprint from "THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL"
Sneeze Equals Benefits

Case handled by George Walker, Jr. of Larry Pitt & Associates

SNEEZE EQUALS BENEFITS-An employee engaged in furthering his employer's business interests when he was injured while trying to hold back a sneeze during a business meeting and thus is entitled to workers' compensation, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled. Russell Carroll, because he suffered a torn retina while on his employer's premises doing his job, was entitled to 275 weeks of specific-loss benefits.

Carroll v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, No. 1516-CV-1999.