Work accident benefits apply to family members regardless of employee's intoxication level causing the accident.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal against a lower court ruling that granted work accident benefits to the deceased employee's family. The court found that while the employee was intoxicated, the accident occurred during the continuous journey home from work, qualifying it as a work-related accident under the relevant statute. Consequently, the law mandates that family members receive benefits irrespective of the employee's degree of fault or contribution to the incident.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 41 ust. 1, ust. 2 pkt 1; Art. 6 ust. 1; Art. 12 ust. 1, 2; Art. 13 ust. 1 ustawy wypadkowej z 1975 r.; Art. 21 ust. 2 ustawy wypadkowej z 2002 r.: Work accident benefits for family members are granted regardless of the employee's degree of contribution to the accident, even if caused by intoxication.