Q.- At our company Halloween Party, an employee burned herself on the hot apple cider. I know we should have put a warning on the cup saying it was “HOT.” Will she now have a workers’ compensation claim?
A.- A workers’ compensation claim is certainly possible. Workers’ compensation matters are determined under state law. Generally, benefits provided under workers’ compensation laws are intended to protect an employee financially if the employee is injured at or as a result of work. If your Halloween party was company-sponsored and in the office, and if the employee injured herself during working hours, she might have a viable workers’ compensation claim.