Worker's Prayer Stop on Way Home Ruled Not a Work Accident
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
An Israel Railways employee's injury sustained during a planned 12-minute stop to pray on his way home from work was not recognized as a work accident by the Regional Labor Court. The court determined the stop was not incidental, disqualifying it from work accident status under Israeli law.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- An Israel Railways employee was injured after stopping to pray on his way home from work.
- The Regional Labor Court ruled the injury was not a work accident.
- The court cited the prayer stop as planned, not incidental, to its decision.
- Israeli law generally considers accidents en route to or from work as work-related.
An Israel Railways computer technician stopped for 12 minutes to pray the evening prayer (Maariv) at a synagogue on his way home from work. After the prayer, as he was walking to his car, he fell and was injured. The employee sought to have the injury recognized as a work accident.
However, the Regional Labor Court rejected his claim. The court ruled that the stop for prayer was not incidental but planned, and therefore did not qualify as a work accident under the law, which generally includes accidents en route to or from work if there is no significant deviation from the usual route.
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