Employee Injured While Leaving Work Limited to Workers’ Comp Remedies

An employee of the University of California who was injured while riding her bike on university grounds on her way home from work was limited to workers’ compensation under the “exclusivity” rule, a California appeals court recently ruled.
Although an employee’s commute is generally outside the workers’ compensation scheme, the employee’s injuries were subject to the scheme under the “premises line” rule, which extends the course of employment until the employee leaves the employer’s premises, the court said.
Source: New feed 2