{"id":5792,"date":"2026-11-09T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dl-law.it\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2026-11-06T15:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:18:06","slug":"5792-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dl-law.it\/en\/5792-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS: EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE DOES NOT EXCLUDE EMPLOYER LIABILITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS: EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE DOES NOT EXCLUDE EMPLOYER LIABILITY <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>With Order No. 27322 of 20 October 2026, the Italian Supreme Court ruled on the employer\u2019s liability in the event of a workplace accident, focusing on the relevance of the employee\u2019s conduct may have in causing the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The case arose from a claim brought by INAIL against an employer following an accident involving an employee whilst operating a machine.<\/p>\n<p>At first instance, the employer argued that the employee had contributed to causing the accident. The Court of Appeal, however, ruled out any contributory negligence on the employee\u2019s part, finding that the accident had been caused by obsolete machinery and the failure to isolate its moving parts.<\/p>\n<p>In confirming this assessment, the Court of Cassation reiterated that reiterated that mere negligence or imprudence on the part of the employee, even where this results in a breach of health and safety regulations or the instructions received is not in itself sufficient to exclude the employer\u2019s liability.<\/p>\n<p>However, the employee\u2019s conduct may contribute to causing the accident where it is abnormal, unpredictable and goes beyond the scope of the work process and the instructions received. The employee may instead bear sole responsibility in cases of so-called elective risk, namely where, as a result of an arbitrary choice driven by personal reasons, the employee voluntarily creates and exposes themselves to a risk unrelated to the ordinary performance of their work.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INFORTUNIO SUL LAVORO: LA NEGLIGENZA DEL LAVORATORE NON ESCLUDE LA RESPONSABILIT\u00c0 DATORIALE \u00a0Con l\u2019ordinanza n. 27322 del 20 ottobre 2026, la Corte di Cassazione si \u00e8 pronunciata sulla responsabilit\u00e0 del datore di lavoro in caso di infortunio, soffermandosi sulla rilevanza che pu\u00f2 assumere la condotta del lavoratore nella causazione dell\u2019evento. 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