There is no special hazard exception to the liability created under Sec. 31-293a for injuries sustained by an employee as a result of another employee's negligent operation of a motor vehicle, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in a workers' compensation case.
The court decided in Brian Colangelo v. David Heckelman, no. SC 17276 (7/18/06) against the exception to the exclusivity provision of General Statutes Sec. 31-293 of the Workers' Compensation Act. The provision accounts for injuries sustained by one employee due to the negligent operation of a motor vehicle by a fellow employee is...
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