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Indeed, the employers are very much liable for negligence by their employees and its scope is much wider than labour laws. This is called Vicarious liability[1]
by woadwarrior01 6y ago
Indeed, the employers are very much liable for negligence by their employees and its scope is much wider than labour laws. This is called Vicarious liability[1] in common law.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_liability https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_liability
- pc86 6y agoI don't think anyone is arguing that Uber has no liability here, only that the driver does have liability.
- wonderwonder 6y agoWell to be fair, the the prosecutors office is arguing that. "Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk decided in March 2019 that Uber itself had not committed a crime in Herzberg's death."
- pc86 6y agoI stand corrected, thank you