Workplace assault by ex-spouse upheld as work-related accident due to temporal and spatial connection.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court reversed the lower court's dismissal of the claim, ruling that an assault by an ex-spouse constitutes a work-related accident. The court found that the temporal and spatial connection between the workplace and the incident was sufficient under the relevant statute, regardless of the lack of causal link to the employer's activities. Consequently, the employer was held liable for the employee's injuries sustained during the attack.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 6 ust. 1 pkt 1, 2 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych; A work-related accident is established by a normative link characterized by temporal, spatial, and functional connection, even if the employer is not the direct cause of the injury.