You might have read about a Tasmanian worker who was awarded worker's compensation for being on-call when they broke their leg during a dog walk.
If you were scratching your head like many on the ABC Hobart Facebook page about how a seemingly non-workplace case can succeed, it's worth remembering that many compensation cases are more complex than they first appear.
The key legal hurdle that cases need to clear is that the worker sustained the injury during the "course of their employment".
