QUESTION
Is it the business' liability if an employee met an accident on the way to the company's Christmas party?
Asked on Dec 06th, 2013 on Personal Injury - California
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Can a business be sued by an employee if the business has a Christmas party and the employee gets into a car accident?
7 ANSWERS
Ronald A. Steinberg
It depends on the law of your state.
Answered on Dec 13th, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Not civilly [no employer negligence] and it probably would not be covered as an on the job accident.
Answered on Dec 13th, 2013 at 2:20 AM
Thomas Edward Gates
Sorry, you were not on company time. Nor, was it your normal course of business.
Answered on Dec 10th, 2013 at 4:24 PM
I would not think so, any more than if the employee got into a car accident on the way to work on a typical workday.
Answered on Dec 10th, 2013 at 4:24 PM
James Eugene Hasser
It depends on whether the employee was on the job at the time of the accident. Good luck.
Answered on Dec 10th, 2013 at 4:23 PM
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Wow. You are struggling aren't you? A worker comp case is all you can do to the boss. You can't sue him. And a comp case is an injury that occurs in the "course and scope" of employment.
Answered on Dec 10th, 2013 at 4:23 PM
Edwin K. Niles
Probably; let the insurance companies figure it out.
Answered on Dec 10th, 2013 at 4:22 PM