All in a day's work? An Australian civil servant injured while having vigorous sex while on a business trip won worker's compensation, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The woman, who was injured after a light fixture fell on her during her romp in a motel room, sued for facial and psychological damages, citing depression and anxiety.
The glass light hit her face, hurting her nose, mouth and a tooth during the incident in November 2007.
In a precedent-setting case, a judge overruled a lower order, awarding the employee of Australia's Commonwealth Government agency damages for being injured 'on the job.' Her lawyer argued that sex was an "ordinary incident of life in a hotel room," akin to sleeping or bathing.
"If the applicant had been injured while playing a game of cards in her motel room, she would have been entitled to compensation," said Justice John Nickolas.
“My client was actually quite significantly injured and emotionally traumatized,” said Leo Grey, the woman’s lawyer, “both by her injury and the way it has been reported as a subject of fun, which for her it is not.”
Ridiculous or fair pay?
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