An Ohio appellate court last week ruled that an employer is on the hook for a $400,000 award of damages to an employee on his intentional tort claim.
While state law generally prohibits an injured worker from pursuing a tort claim against an employer for a workplace injury, Ohio Revised Code Section 2745.01 allows an employer to be held civilly liable for damages if it acts “with deliberate intent” to cause harm to an employee.
Section 2745.01(c) also provides that an employer’s deliberate removal of an equipment safety guard gives rise to a rebuttable presumption...
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