(Fixa.tv)Sure, you’re a team player, and I don’t mean that only in that annoying officespeak, but during actual sporting events where you play on a team. So what happens if you get injured playing kickball or softball at a company event? One court says employees could be eligible for workers’ compensation in those cases. The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled today that a worker who shattered two bones in his leg during a company team-building kickball event should get workers’ compensation. Workers’ comp commissioners in the state had denied his claim at first, as participating in such things is voluntary.
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Mary Beth Quirk, The Consumerist
Wed, 08/27/2014 - 1:13pm
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