Rozhodnutí Nejvyššího soudu ČR ve věcinároku zaměstnance na náhradu za ztrátu na výdělku pro nemocz povolání po vydání lékařského posudku, podle něhož nemocz povolání již netrvá

Verdict of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic as Regards Claims of Employees for Compensation of Lost Income onAccount of Occupational Disease after Issue of a Medical Certificate according to which the Occupational Disease no Longer Persists

The authors describe an actual case where the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic decided that an employee is entitled tocompensation of lost income after termination of work incapacity on account of an occupational disease despite the fact that theappropriate department for occupational diseases issued a certificate that the occupational disease no longer persists.The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic was not concerned with the problem whether the certificate on termination ofoccupational disease justified from the professional aspect and is correct. For decision on the sum of the claim on account ofoccupational disease according to the Supreme Court it is important whether in the subject since the beginning of this claima substantial change of the health status occurred and not the fact how the possible change of health status is evaluated from theaspect of criteria valid for decisions on the presence of occupational diseases.

Key words:
termination of occupational disease, claim for compensation, decision of Supreme Court