14: A flaming good flight
Lateral with Tom Scott
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Is He Eligible for Workplace Compensation Because He Was Commuting?
A German man in 2021 fell down his stairs while commuting from his bedroom to his office. And the court eventually ruled that, yes, he was eligible for work compensation because of that. On Friday morning, Rachel takes the elevator to the fifth floor of her office building. When she returns the next day to retrieve a forgotten coat, the same journey takes about one minute longer - even though she performs two fewer actions. Our last guest question then comes from Bill whenever you're ready. He had this definitely won't make the final edit, but these sorts of things get into really weird places.
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