Supreme Court dismissed extraordinary review for lack of legal definition of forced labor during occupation. Court held work must be assessed based on physical coercion, deprivation of liberty, or life threat.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed an extraordinary review regarding the calculation of a disability pension's contribution period. The applicant argued that seasonal work performed during the German occupation constituted forced labor, while the Social Insurance Institution and lower court found no evidence of such conditions. The court ruled that without a legal definition of forced labor, the lower court correctly rejected the claim based on the absence of physical coercion or life-threatening circumstances.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedart. 2 ust. 2 pkt 2 lit. a ustawy z dnia 17 października 1991 r. o rewaloryzacji emerytur i rent; Forced labor requires specific elements like physical coercion or life threat, and lack of a legal definition does not automatically classify all occupation-era work as forced labor.