Can I Get Workers’ Compensation for a Fall Outside the Workplace?

You may be a hybrid or remote worker who usually does not physically report to the workplace to perform your job duties. Even if you typically work on-site, you may just happen to be outside the parameters of the physical job site when you accidentally slip and fall. These extenuating circumstances may complicate things to the point that you may be unsure whether you are still entitled to a workers’ compensation claim. If this is relevant to you, please read on to discover whether you can get Illinois workers’ compensation injury coverage for your off-site slip and fall, and how a seasoned lawyer from The Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore can assess the value of your case.

Do I qualify for workers’ compensation for a slip and fall outside the workplace?

Much to your surprise, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even if your slip and fall injury was incurred outside the workplace. This is so long as you can establish that it happened while you were performing your work-related activities for your employer. For example, you may have been walking into another office building to meet with one of your employer’s clients when you slipped and fell in the parking lot. Or, you may have been purchasing office supplies at a retail store, as a requested task by your employer, when you slipped and fell in a retail store.    

Can I get workers’ compensation for a slip and fall during a work trip?

Similarly, even if your slip and fall accident takes place outside the state of Illinois, you may still pursue a workers’ compensation claim. Specifically, this is if it occurred during a work trip. Plus, if it happened while you were doing something within the scope of your employment. For instance, your employer may have booked you to stay overnight at a certain hotel, and you slipped and fell on their premises. Or, you may have been scheduled to have dinner with one of your employer’s clients when you slipped and fell at the restaurant where the reservations were made. 

Of course, on a work trip, there may be moments where you take time for yourself. If you slip and fall during one of these moments, you may not be covered under your employer’s workers’ compensation program. This may be if you go on a personal sightseeing excursion during your personal time. Or, if you participate in excessive drinking or nightlife activities after hours. Lastly, if you extended your work trip a couple of days for personal vacation purposes. Even if none of these things happened, your employer’s insurance carrier may brutally argue that they did. This is why, especially when it comes to off-site accidents, detailed reports and evidence are pivotal.

To conclude, you should not prepare a legal claim without first consulting with a lawyer competent in Illinois workers’ compensation injury coverage from The Law Firm of Kevin A. Moore. We will make sure you pursue the right avenue to earn the financial compensation you deserve. So please contact us today.