Incorrect medical certificate cited as a cause of workplace accidents
Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- An incorrect or outdated medical certificate can constitute an external cause of a workplace accident.
- The same may apply when an employer ignores a certificate and assigns an employee work prohibited by health contraindications.
- The legal analysis says this can apply even when the employer cannot be accused of intentional or culpable conduct.
An incorrect or outdated medical certificate can become an external cause of a workplace accident, according to a legal analysis published by Rzeczpospolita.
The same principle may apply when an employer disregards the contents of a medical certificate and assigns an employee duties that their health condition makes unsuitable or prohibited.
The analysis states that an accident can qualify as a workplace accident on this basis even when the employer cannot be accused of culpable conduct.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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