Q. We are considering holding, off-site at a park, a “Company Olympics” event featuring sports such as softball and tennis. If an employee were to be injured while participating, would that be considered a workers’ compensation-covered injury? Would it matter if participation was voluntary?
If an employee is injured at a company picnic, would that be covered by workers’ comp?
To continue reading this page, become an
HR Specialist Premium Plus member today!
HR Specialist Premium Plus member today!
Your subscription includes:
Ask the Attorney: Answers to your HR legal questions- Compliance Guidance: Access to 7,000 HR news articles, updated daily, sorted by state
- State-by-State: Summaries of HR laws in all 50 states
- Manager's Training Library: a treasure trove of printable training guides
- Memos to Managers for simple staff training
- The Hiring Toolkit: Job descriptions, interview questions & exemption tests for 200+ positions
- Webinar of the Week: Train instantly with recent recordings
- Sample Policies, Weekly Podcasts, Q&As and much, much more ...
