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January 1, 2001
Employee Sexually Assaulted at Work May Seek Damages From Employer!
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel found that an employee sexually
assaulted at her workplace does not have to show that a history of animosity
existed between her and her attacker to recover damages against her employer
under an exception to the Workers' Compensation Act. The court said the key
to the exception is the determination that an attack came because of "purely
personal reasons."
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