Woman Hurt During Sex on Business Trip Entitled to Worker's Comp
Get laid on a work trip, collect worker's comp.
At least if you live in Australia, where a judge has ruled in favor of a government employee. The unnamed woman was on a business trip in 2007 when she decided to get down and dirty in her motel room bed.
A wall-mounted lamp fell on her head. Not as embarrassed as she should have been, she filed a worker's compensation claim.
The state denied the woman's worker's compensation claim, saying her injuries were not acquired during the course of her employment. Judge John Nicholas has now disagreed. He equated motel room sex with "playing a game of cards," according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Earlier, the woman's lawyer compared it to slipping in the shower -- you know, just one of those things that happen in motel rooms.
Judge Nicholas went on to explain that "the fact that the applicant was engaged in sexual activity rather than some other lawful recreational activity while in her motel room does not lead to any different result." Sex, cards and falling on your face are all within the realm of worker's compensation law.
Well, as long as you comply with that little "motel room" caveat. Worker's comp is unlikely to cover public sex. Or a card game at the local casino.
Now, to the best part. When asked how the lamp fell from the wall, the woman's male friend stated they were "going hard" and that he did not know if they bumped it or if it just fell off. Um, wow.
Related Resources:
- Judge rules motel sex no different to playing cards (Herald Sun)
- Workers' Compensation (FindLaw)
- Workers' Comp for Hotel Sex? Woman Injured on Business Trip (FindLaw's Legally Weird)