An Australian civil servant who worked from home during COVID-19 and was injured when she tripped over a dog fence has been deemed eligible for workers’ compensation.

Lauren Vercoe, a council administrative employee in the city of Charles Sturt, was working from a home office on Sept. 19, 2022, when she went for an “authorized break,” according to <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the ruling from the South Australian Employment Tribunal this month.&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/sa/SAET/2024/91.html&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/sa/SAET/2024/91.html" target="_blank">the ruling from the South Australian Employment Tribunal this month.</a>

An Australian public servant injured when she tripped over a puppy fence while working from home has won a workers compensation claim.{ai:summary}<p>An Australian civil servant, Lauren Vercoe, was granted workers' compensation after tripping over a dog fence while on a break from her home office during COVID-19. The South Australian Employment Tribunal ruled her injury occurred during authorized work hours. </p><p>#society</p>

Australian public servant injured stepping over dog fence at home wins workers compensation

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