EmploymentQuestion 1008 of 1605
For an injury to be covered by workers' compensation, it generally must arise:
a.Out of and in the course of the employment (the AOE/COE requirement)
b.Only if the employee was working overtime at the time
c.Only during the employee's very first year of work
d.Only if a supervisor personally witnessed the accident
Explanation
Labor Code §3600 requires that the injury arise out of and occur in the course of employment (commonly abbreviated AOE/COE). Injuries connected to the work and occurring while the employee is performing job duties are covered; purely personal injuries unrelated to work generally are not.
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