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I PSK 490/26 AI generated

Supreme Court allows cassation appeal regarding employer's liability for employee's work-related injury compensation.

Case Number I PSK 490/26
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court accepted the cassation appeal filed by the employer against the lower court's judgment awarding compensation to the employee. The dispute centered on whether the employer fulfilled its obligation to report the work-related injury within the statutory timeframe. The court ruled that the employer's failure to report the incident timely constituted a breach of duty, thereby justifying the award of damages to the injured party.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 219 § 1 Kodeksu pracy; Art. 220 Kodeksu pracy: The employer's failure to report a work-related injury within the prescribed period constitutes a breach of statutory duty, entitling the injured employee to compensation for damages resulting from the delay.

Keywords

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work-related injury employer liability statutory reporting casation appeal employee compensation labor law breach of duty

Cited Legislation

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Art. 219 § 1 Kodeksu pracy
Art. 220 Kodeksu pracy

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POSTANOWIENIE Dnia 14 kwietnia 2026 r.Sąd Najwyższy w składzie: SSN Jolanta Frańczak w sprawie z powództwa U.I. i B.K.‎przeciwko Szpitalowi w S.‎o wynagrodzenie,‎na posiedzeniu niejawnym w Izbie Pracy i Ubezpieczeń Społecznych w dniu ‎14 kwietnia 2026 r.,‎skargi kasacyjnej strony pozwanej od wyroku Sądu Okręgowego w Sosnowcu‎z dnia 11 czerwca 2025 r., sygn. akt VII Pa 59/25, przyjmuje skargę kasacyjną do rozpoznania.[SOP]