An Australian court has ruled that a bureaucrat who was injured while having sex on a business trip is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits.
The Full Bench of the Federal Court ruled Dec. 13 in favor of the woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, and rejecting the appeal of the federal government’s insurer, ending a five-year legal battle.
The woman was hospitalized after being injured in 2007 during sex with a male friend while staying in a motel in the town of Nowra, 100 miles south of her hometown of Sydney.
During the sex, a glass light fitting was torn from its mount above the bed and landed on her face, injuring her nose and mouth. She later suffered depression and was unable to continue working for the government.
Her claim for workers’ compensation for her physical and psychological injuries was initially approved by government insurer Comcare, then rejected after further investigation.
I don’t know how they roll in Australia, but unless her bureau was “bordello inspection”, this isn’t a workman’s comp case. She might have a say for litigation against the hotel, but something tells me the public courts might not be so accepting of her litany of medical issues.
Maybe I should have claimed this burn, that I actually got performing my work duties!
I know of a woman who accidently pulled a headboard off the wall (many aren’t actually attached to the bed anymore) onto her face at a motel recently. No noticeable injuries. And the report was that it didn’t seem to “affect the mood” for very long.
In another case a few years ago the legs on one end of the bed fell off. The woman and her collection of male friends just moved to the other bed in the room and continued.
No lawsuits, no workman’s comp claims.
LOL, obviously we do it better in America, than they do in Oz.
Heck I’ve been told the women pile right up to the pier when they see a US Warship steam in.
Word is its because of how Americans treat women, and certain acts they’re willing to do without protest. 🙂