Where Must the Accident Take Place in Order to be Compensable?
Generally, the employer must pay compensation or furnish benefits if the employee suffers an accidental compensable injury or death arising out of work performed in the course and the scope of employment. As the following explains, the accident need not be on the employer’s premises, or even within the state of Florida, in order to be compensable under Florida’s workers’ compensation Act. An injury suffered while going to or coming from work is not an injury arising out of and in the course of employment (whether or not the employer provided transportation) if such means of transportation was available for the exclusive personal use by the employee, unless the employee was engaged in a special errand or mission for the employer. An employee who is injured while deviating from the course of employment, including leaving the employer’s premises, is not eligible for benefits unless such deviation is expressly approved by the employer, or unless such deviation or act is in response to an e
Generally, the employer must pay compensation or furnish benefits if the employee suffers an accidental compensable injury or death arising out of work performed in the course and the scope of employment. As the following explains, the accident need not be on the employer’s premises, or even within the state of Florida, in order to be compensable under Florida’s workers’ compensation Act. An injury suffered while going to or coming from work is not an injury arising out of and in the course of employment (whether or not the employer provided transportation) if such means of transportation was available for the exclusive personal use by the employee, unless the employee was engaged in a special errand or mission for the employer. An employee who is injured while deviating from the course of employment, including leaving the employer’s premises, is not eligible for benefits unless such deviation is expressly approved by the employer, or unless such deviation or act is in response to an e
