Justices Reject Liability Waivers in Conn. Workplaces

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a waiver agreement that releases an employer from liability for negligence that leads to a workplace injury is against public policy. The justices rejected the liability waivers and releases -- known as exculpatory agreements -- in employment, saying they violate Connecticut public policy. Justice David Borden wrote the unanimous opinion of the court in the case of Brown v. Soh. Borden's opinion noted that exculpatory agreements are "almost universally rejected in the employment context, where exculpatory agreements exempting an employer from a...