II UKN 551/99
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal; drunk employee's death after leaving work site is not a work commute accident.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by the widow against the Social Insurance Institution's denial of benefits. The lower courts determined that the deceased employee, who was intoxicated while on the premises, severed his work connection before leaving the site. Consequently, the court ruled that the fatal accident occurring on his way home was not a work-related accident in the legal sense.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 14 ust. 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Pracy, Płac i Spraw Socjalnych z dnia 17 października 1975 r.; consumption of alcohol on work premises severs the connection between work and the route, excluding the subsequent journey from the definition of a work commute.
Keywords
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work accident
alcohol consumption
work connection
social insurance
casation appeal
work commute
employee death
Cited Legislation
AI generated§ 14 ust. 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Pracy, Płac i Spraw Socjalnych oraz Ministra Zdrowia i Opieki Społecznej z dnia 17 października 1975 r.
art. 6 ustawy wypadkowej
art. 8 ustawy z dnia 12 czerwca 1975 r. o świadczeniach z tytułu wypadków przy pracy i chorób zawodowych