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Workplace tort

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-003557

A civil wrong committed in the employment context that causes harm to an employee, for which the injured party can seek legal redress. These can include claims such as defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or false imprisonment. Unlike workers' compensation claims, workplace torts often involve intentional acts by the employer or its agents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-003557
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectEmployment Practices Liability
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-003557",
  "term": "Workplace tort",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A civil wrong committed in the employment context that causes harm to an employee, for which the injured party can seek legal redress. These can include claims such as defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or false imprisonment. Unlike workers' compensation claims, workplace torts often involve intentional acts by the employer or its agents.",
  "subject": "Employment Practices Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/workplace-tort/"
}

Record 3,646 of 3,682 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.