CG told mom a few weeks ago that dad had tripped over the bathroom rug, and caught himself on the door. Mom did not hear/witness this. This week CG told Mom that she had tripped over the same rug. It is non slip, and covers the majority of the floor. She is always short of money, and Mom is worried that she is setting something up for a lawsuit. ( I have had no issues with the gal, but lately Mom seems to be looking for an "out".. ) I said perhaps she is trying to nicely let Mom know rugs could be a fall hazzard.. But I got to thinking. I assumed this sort of thing would be covereed by agency insurance, and I just sent an email to the agency. Anyone have experience with this?
Thanks!!
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Thank you all!!
#2 -- Pam's right: Since she is not your employee, but an employee of the agency, she should be covered by Worker's Compensation for injuries on the job.
#3 -- It is doubtful your mom's homeowner's insurance would cover an injury to someone else's employee on your premises. In fact, if she were a direct employee of your mom's (not thru an agency), her homeowner's insurance wouldn't cover her either.
#4 -- Mom is probably over-thinking this. Wise though. If she were a slip-and-fall artist, she'd have transported to the hospital when she fell.
#5 -- If mom is, indeed, "looking for an out," this would NOT be the time to discontinue her services.
#6 -- Anyone can trip and fall on anything. Throw rugs present a particular hazard because of the change in floor level from one walking step to another. The lip of the rug often represents the hazard by slightly flipping up if one hits it just right.
I think mom's a pretty sharp cookie.
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