Answer: Yes he should.
Explanation:
Barton Rodr was a salaried programmee who was working for Yzer at the time of the accident.
He decided to volunteer to help his company with yard work for it's grand reopening.
Whilst helping, he sustained an injury and notified his employers of his intention to seek workers compensation benefits. In doing so, he has satisfied one of the requirements for claiming such.
His employer then refused to grant him workers compensation as it says that he was not working at the time.
This is untrue as Barton Rodr was working at the time of the incident. Even though he was volunteering for the company, it does not mean that he was a volunteer because he was not an ordinary person but rather an employee of the firm.
According to the law, workers compensation arises in the line of duty to the employer. The only deviation is where the employee is doing something purely personal or for another entity. Barton Rodr in this instance was still serving his employer even though it was outside the office.
It is important to note that what Mr. Rodr was doing was in the interest of his employer and he was still an employee when the incident happened.
These 2 facts alone entitle him to workers compensation benefits.
