Donald Dacumos — ADJ14393426

Donald Dacumos, an employee of Pete's Home (a residential care facility), was shot and killed at work by coworker Edward Go, who believed Dacumos was having an affair with Go's wife (also a coworker at related facilities). The WCJ found the death arose out of employment because all parties became acquainted through their work, Go and Dacumos were coworkers at Pete's Home with Go having key access, and Dacumos was performing his duties when killed. State Compensation Insurance Fund sought reconsideration, arguing the assault stemmed from a purely personal dispute unrelated to work. The WCAB denied reconsideration, adopting and incorporating the WCJ's Report and Opinion, relying on Schick to conclude that personal animus does not vitiate compensability where employment was a proximate contributing cause of the assault.