Italy Update: The employer will have to compensate for parental damage if the death of the worker is due to the assignment to tasks not compatible with his state of health

Civil Cassation, sect. Labour, 28 October 2022, n. 31958

If a causal link is established between the death of a worker and the assignment of the same to tasks not compatible with his state of health, the employer is liable for non-contractual liability according to art. 2043 c.c.

In the event of that case, therefore, the employer must be ordered to pay compensation for parental loss to the worker’s heirs.

By Quorum, Italy, a Transatlantic Law International Affiliated Firm. 

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