Monthly Archives: April 2025

When Horsing Around Gets Serious: The “Horseplay” Defense in California Workers’ Compensation

In California workers’ compensation law, most injuries that occur in the workplace or arise out of an employee’s job duties are considered compensable under the “arising out of and occurring in the course of employment” (AOE/COE) standard. However, certain circumstances can remove an injury from coverage—even if it happened during work hours or on the […]