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If enacted into law, Senate Bill 8 would protect Missouri employees from personal lawsuits caused by honest accidents while at work. The bill would only hold co-employees accountable if he or she purposefully and/or dangerously caused harm to another employee.
The bill would repeal an appeals court decision in Robinson v Hooker. In the lawsuit, an employee with the City of Kansas City (Robinson) was injured when a co-worker (Hooker) lost her grip on a high-pressure hose, causing the hose to sway and hitting Robinson in the eye. As a result, Robinson was blinded in that eye. After settling the workers' compensation claim, Robinson brought a civil negligence lawsuit against Hooker. The Circuit Court granted Hooker's motion to dismiss, which was reversed by the Court of Appeals.
SB 8 also specifies that occupational diseases are covered under workers' compensation laws, unless employers intentionally put their employees at risk.
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