Posts tagged #accident insurance
All PostsE-Scooter Accidents Aren’t Occupational Injuries
Civil LawAccording to the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH), if an employee has an e-scooter accident on their way to work, the Austrian national accident insurance does not have to pay a disability pension. In February 2023, the ...
New Austrian Teleworking Act Underway
Labour LawA new teleworking law has been initiated and a draft submitted for review by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economics. Among other things, it will amend the Employment Contract Amendment Act (Arbeitsvertragsrechts-Anpassungsgesetz, herei...
OGH: Pupil Injured during After-School Care – Who Is Liable?
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has dealt with the liability privilege mentioned in Sections 333 ff of the Austrian General Social Security Act (Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz, hereinafter ASVG). Only if the ...
Drunk on the way home: OGH on the cancellation of insurance coverage
An employee sought the award of a disability pension from the General Accident Insurance Fund (Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, AUVA) after suffering an accident on the way home from his place of work. This was to no avail, as according to the ...
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