An Australian woman’s claim for workers’ compensation for an injury suffered while having sex on a business trip has been upheld by the Australia Federal Court.

The woman, in her late 30s, worked for the Australian government and was sent on a business trip to Nowra, New South Wales, in 2007. It was an overnight trip, so she stayed in a hotel chosen by her government employer at its expense.

The employee met a friend while in Nowra and they had sex in her motel room. While they were having sex, a light fixture on the wall above the bed fell off and hit the woman in the face, injuring her nose and mouth. The worker later filed a workers’ compensation claim for her physical injuries and depression stemming from the incident. She argued she was entitled to compensation because she was at the hotel on business and she was hurt while in the course of employment.