High Court Says Worker Can Sue LLC Manager under Employer Liability Law

The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the individual members of a limited liability company are not shielded from civil liability for an employee's injuries from an on-the-job accident if it pre-dates the passage of Senate Bill 678 last June. Senate Bill 678 extended the scope of the exclusive remedy protection of the Oregon workers' compensation scheme for employers to include members of limited liability companies. But this change in the law was the Legislature's response to the Court of Appeals' ruling in Cortez v. Nacco Materials Handling Group, and it is c...