Sexual Intercourse While Swinging From A Motel Chandelier: Employer Held Liable For Injuries (Page 2)

Originally posted by Kido

That just sounds like too much work...

 

 

...and I'm not talking about the legal process.

Originally posted by jmk-brooklyn

I'm not surprised. WC is really lenient in the US as well. Basically, if you are injured at work (or traveling for work), short of intentionally injuring yourself, the injury will be covered under WC.
It seems outrageous, esp in cases like this, but the reality is that the law is intentionally set up to be as broad and lenient as possible and both sides are protected as a result. Employees don't have to worry about having to prove that their injury wasn't the result of their own or someone else's negligence, and employers don't have to worry about being sued for millions of dollars every time a worker drops a box on their toe. By having WC set up as the exclusive remedy, and also setting the bar really low in terms of the standard for paying outs WC claims keeps work-related injuries out of civil courts and saves everyone money.

Having said that, she should have claimed she was doing chin-ups or something.