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I UK 42/06 AI generated

Social security benefits denied due to missing medical certificate proving inability to work on specific date.

Case Number I UK 42/06
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal filed by an insured individual against a lower court's denial of sick pay. The insured argued that the lower court erred by refusing to appoint an expert to determine if his illnesses were the same, while the Social Security Institution contended that a medical certificate is the sole proof of inability to work. The court ruled that the specific fact of illness continuity was legally irrelevant because the insured lacked a certificate proving inability to work on the critical date, thus breaking the legal chain for benefits.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 6 ust. 1; Art. 7 ust. 1 ustawy o świadczeniach pieniężnych z ubezpieczenia społecznego w razie choroby i macierzyństwa; The right to sick pay depends strictly on a medical certificate proving inability to work on the specific date, and the continuity of illness is established only by such certificates, rendering expert opinions on the identity of prior illnesses legally irrelevant.

Keywords

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sick pay entitlement medical certificate requirement continuity of illness social security benefits expert opinion admissibility inability to work legal chain of benefits

Cited Legislation

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Art. 6 ust. 1 of the Act on social benefits in the event of sickness and maternity
Art. 7 ust. 1 of the Act on social benefits in the event of sickness and maternity
Art. 9 ust. 2 of the Act on social benefits in the event of sickness and maternity
Art. 278 § 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 53 ust. 1 of the Act on social benefits in the event of sickness and maternity
art. 233 k.p.c
art. 278 § 1 k.p.c
art. 233 § 1 k.p.c
art. 232 k.p.c
art. 3983 § 3 k.p.c

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