Is an employer liable in common law for injuries sustained by an employee as a result of negligence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bell v. Industrial Vangas, Inc., 179 Cal.Rptr. 30, 30 Cal.3d 268 (Cal. 1981):
"(I)f any injury arises from a relationship which is distinct from that of employer and employee and invokes a different set of obligations than the employer's duties to its employee, there is no justification for shielding the employer from liability at common law." (D'Angona v. County of Los Angeles, supra, 27 Cal.3d 661, 666, 166 Cal.Rptr. 177, 613 P.2d 238.)
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