Work environment means the establishment and other locations where one or more employees are working or are present as a condition of their employment. The work environment includes:
- the physical location of work
- the equipment or materials used by the employee during the course of his or her work
14300.5(b)(2) - Work-Relatedness Exceptions
The injury or illness was caused by:
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voluntarily participating in a wellness program, medical, fitness or recreational activity
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eating, drinking or preparing food or drink for personal consumption.
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performing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) outside assigned working hours.
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personal grooming or self medication for
non-work-related condition.
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an intentionally self-inflicted act.
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a motor vehicle accident in parking lot or access road during commute.
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a common cold or flu.
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symptoms surface at work that are solely due to non-work-related event or exposure.
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the employee was present in the work environment as a member of the general public.
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the employee has a mental illness (unless the employee comes forward with an opinion from an Health Care Provider with appropriate training and experience that the employee has a mental illness that is work related).
14300.5 (b)(6) - Travel Status and Work-Relatedness
An injury or illness that occurs while an employee is on travel status is not work-related if the employee:
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is on a detour for personal reasons which are not work-related, or
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establishes a temporary residence (e.g. checks into a hotel/motel) and then performs activities which are not in the interest of the employer
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