It’s the end of the summer and your firm has its annual Family Picnic Day on the
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It’s the end of the summer and your firm has its annual Family Picnic Day on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. It is a big event: games for kids, a magician who makes balloon animals, tons of great food, kegs of beer, a band for musical entertainment, and the big softball game at the end of the day. One of your managers, the larger-than-life weekend- warrior type, gets injured in the game. Apparently after one too many beers, his attempt to sprint and make a head first slide into second base turns into him tripping over his own feet and landing awkwardly on his face and shoulder. He ends up with two broken teeth and a dislocated shoulder. Do you believe this should be covered as a workers’ compensation claim? Explain your reasoning and be very specific.
Explanation / Answer
The 'Workers compensation' laws protect the employees who are injured on the job. These are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are offered monetary compensation, thereby avoiding the need for litigation. These laws also provide compensation for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related hazards or illnesses.
Compensation can only be provided if the injury happens in the course of employement and due to negligence of the employer.
In the case above, both of these conditions doesn't satisfy even through the event was organised by employer. Hence, this should not be covered under the 'worker's compensation' claim.
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