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Utah: Employee Commuting May Be Within “Course and Scope” of Employment

By Dennis Westlind on November 19, 2008
Posted in Utah

Last week the Utah Supreme Court ruled that an employee’s commute may in some cases be within the course and scope of his or her employment, such that an employer may be held liable for the employee’s negligence during the commute. 

In Newman v. White Water Whirlpool, the defendant employed Bradley Sundquist as an installer…

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