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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Teacher Acting as School Chaperone Wins Benefits for Skiing Accident

Massachusetts has expanded the recreational activity doctrine to include volunteer recreational activity as compensable. The Supreme Court permitted a schoolteacher, who acted as a school chaperone on a ski trip, to recover benefits as a result of a ski accident necessitating two surgeries and physical therapy.


Alan Pierce, attorney for the injured workers said, “It sends a message to municipalities and teachers that the work they do on either side of the classroom bell is valued.’’

Karen Sikorski’s Case, SJC-10481 Decided Oct. 5, 2009