"In a ruling last year by the judge Maurizio Pascali but which was only made public by the union this week, the accident was classified as work-related and so the woman was awarded compensation, including the back payment of benefits and the reimbursement of medical costs."
"This sentence is a victory for the rights of Italian workers, said Andrea Berto, who heads the Padua unit of FGU. The public institution that should have paid the benefits was trying to save money at the woman's cost."
"When we began the appeal, there were no previous cases of this kind in Italy, at least we did not find any, said Carmela Furian, one of the lawyers who represented her. But in this situation, Inail was forced to recognise the accident as being workplace-related."
A 60-year-old University of Padua employee fractured her ankle in two places while working from home during a Zoom meeting in April 2022. She fell after standing up to fetch documents. Inail, Italy's mandatory workplace injury insurance body, initially denied her benefits because the accident occurred at home. The woman's union, Federazione Gilda Unams, appealed to Padua's labour court. Judge Maurizio Pascali ruled the accident work-related, awarding compensation including back benefits and medical cost reimbursement. This unprecedented ruling establishes that remote work injuries can qualify for workplace compensation, setting an important precedent for Italian workers' rights.
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