What if I Get Hurt on a Work Trip?


In Illinois, getting hurt on a Work trip is usually a covered injury.

This includes being hurt in Illinois or outside the State.

The test is whether you were involved a reasonably foreseeable activity.

Some examples:

In an accident while driving to the destination;

Falling in a restaurant;

Getting hit by a car while walking across a street;

Being mugged;

or drowning in a hotel pool.

What about engaging in some recreational activity like motorcycle riding, or horseback riding?

I think that there is an argument to be made that it is reasonable to expect that someone may be involved in some type of outside activity while on a work trip.

However, the farther you get away from work activity and the daily routine the more problems you may have proving your case.

Questions about your Work Comp case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.