I've been reported to the labor office. Is workplace harassment also recognized as an industrial accident?

Hello. This is the industrial accident attorney of Daeryun Law Firm (LLC).

First, you must have been very surprised by the labor office complaint.

The stress you mentioned seems to be a reason related to occupational disease, so I will explain the criteria for recognizing occupational disease.

First, occupational diseases under Article 37 of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act are as follows.

▶ Diseases caused by handling or being exposed to factors that may cause harm to workers' health, such as chemicals, dust, pathogens, and work that places strain on the body in the course of work

▶ Diseases caused by work-related injuries

▶ Diseases caused by occupational mental stress resulting from workplace harassment, customer verbal abuse, etc.

You may feel that it is difficult to prove the causal relationship between work and disease for occupational diseases.

Accordingly, Article 34 of the Enforcement Decree of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act specifies the criteria for recognizing occupational diseases.

▶ The causal relationship between work-related injury and disease must be medically recognized

▶ The symptoms must not be a natural manifestation of an underlying or pre-existing disease

If all these requirements are met, occupational disease can be recognized.

If you feel wronged by the labor office complaint, we recommend that you respond to the case based on legal advice from an attorney.