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Can an employee be legally liable if they do not report a safety violation that eventually led to another employee's injury?
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Failing to report a safety violation is usually considered to be employee misconduct. Under Workers Compensation laws in the United States, simple employee misconduct is addressed by Worker's Comp and the misbehaving employee cannot be sued by another employee of the same employer.
However, if the employee intentionally failed to report the violation, knowing that the other employee was likely to be injured as a result, that could be egregious enough that Workers' Comp would cease to shield the misbehaving employee.
Whether or not that is the case in a specific incident depends on the laws of the state where all this happened and the specific circumstances of the violation and the injury. Ask an attorney familiar with the laws of that state. Never rely on answers in this forum for such critical information.
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