Asking a jury in a tort action if the employee was injured on the job is not an abuse of discretion, the California 1st District Court of Appeal held in opinion not certified for publication.
Susan Jama claimed to be injured as a result of a slipping incident at Penguin's Restaurant and Bar, where she worked. Her employers had no workers' compensation insurance, so Jama sued the business in Napa County Superior Court.
Jama alleged negligence, statutory violations of the workers' compensation insurance requirement in Labor Code sections 3700 and 3706, and premises liability.
Her com...
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