Exclusive Remedy Didn't Shield Supervisor From Claims of Assault and Battery

A California appellate court ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the workers’ compensation law did not bar a worker from suing her former supervisor after he allegedly threw a phone at her and knocked her unconscious by pushing her into a door. Case: Lee v. Yang, No. B266853, 12/12/2017, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Joung Hyen Lee, Hyen Uk Lee and Esther Lee worked for The Christian Herald, a weekly religious publication. Joung Hyen Lee was a reporter, and Hyen Uk Lee and Esther Lee were administrative assistants.  In April 2014, the Lees filed s...