If you work 27 hours straight, whatever happens to you on the way home is your own damn fault
By adamg - Tue, 04/08/2008 - 10:27pm.
That's essentially what the Supreme Judicial Court ruled today in the case of a Big Dig worker who, after 27 hours straight on the job (yep), fell asleep at the wheel on the way home, crashed into a telephone pole and then sought worker's comp. Terry Klein provides some analysis along with a copy of the decision.
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Don't know if you're aware,
Don't know if you're aware, but Megan's Law states that if you are awake for more than 24 hours (i.e. a doctor or resident) and hit someone on the way home, you can be charged with attempted murder or murder, if they die. He's lucky that the workman's comp issue is the only one he has to deal with.
Megan's law?
Why would Megan's Law (regarding sex offenders) have anything to say about impaired driving? And doesn't murder require intent? Without it, you have manslaughter.
Duh
You're right. It's another name. See? I'm so tired I can't remember! And I can't find the law online because I can't remember the name... But there is liability on the sleep-deprived if they hurt someone else. We have to sign an agreement and everything.