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II PK 157/09 AI generated

Criminal conviction for workplace safety violation binds civil court regarding employee status under Labor Code.

Case Number II PK 157/09
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court set aside the lower court's dismissal of the labor dispute and remanded the case for reconsideration. The plaintiff argued that a pending criminal prosecution for workplace safety violations should have suspended the civil proceedings. The court held that a final criminal conviction for such offenses definitively establishes the victim's status as an employee under the Labor Code, thereby binding the civil court to that fact.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 11 k.p.c.; Art. 220 k.k.: A final criminal conviction for a crime under Article 220 of the Criminal Code binds the civil court regarding the victim's status as an employee under the Labor Code.

Keywords

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Labor Code binding effect Criminal conviction impact Workplace safety offense Employee status determination Civil procedure suspension Labor relations definition Supreme Court precedent

Cited Legislation

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Art. 11 k.p.c.
Art. 220 k.k.
Art. 2 k.p.
Art. 22 k.p.
Art. 398 § 1 k.p.c.
Art. 108 § 2 k.p.c.
art. 220 k.k
art. 11 k.p.c
art. 220 § 1 k.k
art. 155 k.k

Cited Case Law

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postanowienie Sądu Najwyższego z dnia 5 listopada 1968 r., I PZ 60/68
wyrok z dnia 22 grudnia 1962 r., III PR 48/62
postanowienie z dnia 5 kwietnia 1965 r., II PZ 20/65
postanowienie z dnia 30 sierpnia 1983 r., IV PZ 34/83
wyrok z dnia 5 marca 1999 r., I PKN 610/98
uchwała z dnia 15 grudnia 2005 r., I KZP 34/05
I UK 282/07
Supreme Court dismisses social security appeal where employment contract nature was undisputed between parties.
I PK 315/07
Supreme Court dismisses overtime bonus claim for part-time workers due to lack of contractual agreement on extra hours.
III KK 23/05
Supreme Court dismissed appeal on criminal law interpretation of employee status under safety regulations.

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