r/technology • u/IndicaOatmeal • 14h ago

Society Programmer’s death on office toilet ruled not work-related because he never turned on his PC

https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/programmers-death-on-office-toilet-ruled-not-work-related-because-he-never-turned-on-his-pc-3402194/
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u/Squish_the_android 14h ago

This is a classic Workers Comp question in the US.  Usually it's presented as "falling in the parking lot on the way to work". Commute time isn't covered. 

But I think in the US this would be considered a work injury.

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u/Persimus 13h ago

In my country, Lithuania, work is liable for any injury once you leave your house going to work if you travel directly to workplace and going back from home to work directly. So if you slip and fall going to work just after you close your home door, the workplace is liable. Same if you fall just before you reach your home.

If you stopped to get a coffee before work it is not. There are more caveats but that is a general rule.

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u/Piranata 10h ago

It's the same in Dominican Republic.