abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

5 Sep 2016

Author:
Cho Mu-Hyun, ZD Net

So. Korea: Supreme Court rules Samsung is not liable for former employees' leukemia

“Korean Supreme Court rules ex-Samsung employee leukemia cases not work related”, 30 Aug 2016

The Supreme Court of South Korea has ruled against families of ex-Samsung employees who died from leukemia who requested compensation for work-related injuries.  The Court accepted the appellate court's ruling against the three family members' claim that the cancers were caused from working at Samsung's semiconductor plant in the suit filed against Korea Worker's Compensation & Welfare Service.  Five family members first filed their application for work-related compensation to the service from 2007 to 2008 but were rejected on the grounds that there was no proof of causality between the cancers and working at Samsung's semiconductor plant…[T]he lower court and the appellate court, for three of the family members, said that it was hard to conclusively judge whether there was continuous exposure to hazardous chemicals and that it caused the terminal illnesses…Since the first leukemia case was raised in 2007, and after years of denying responsibility for worker illnesses, the company apologised in 2014 and promised to compensate families of ex-employees. Since then, it has created an $85 million compensation fund and has been paying those affected…

Timeline