Benefits Think News You Can Use: Might be best to cancel that Starbucks run

Published January 21, 2010 11:58 AM EST Updated January 25, 2010 8:51 AM EST 2 Min Read

Who, at one time or another, hasn’t run out during the workday to get coffee for themselves and/or coworkers? I know I have. My needs are few, but one of them is most certainly caffeine. However, employers may want to put the kibosh on office-hours coffee runs, based on a new ruling from a New Jersey appeals court.

The court ruled on Wednesday that an employee who was seriously injured while on his way to get coffee from an offsite deli is eligible for full workers’ comp benefits, Law.com reports.

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