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Ohio Employer Intentional Tort – Employer Intent Required

By Squire Patton Boggs on December 6, 2012 Posted in Employment Policies, Health & Safety

In an opinion released today, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld its prior interpretation of Ohio Revised Code §2745.01(A), the employer intentional tort statute. Houdek v. ThyssenKrupp Materials N.A., Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5685 [pdf]. The statute currently requires that an employee must show that the employer committed a tortious act with intent to injure or … Continue Reading