A Safeway employee was sexually assaulted by a janitorial contractor's employee. The court ruled that Safeway was immune from liability under workers' compensation law because the assault arose out of employment. The court also ruled that the janitorial contractor was not liable for its employee's criminal acts. For construction subcontractors, this means your employer may not be liable for intentional crimes committed by your workers, even on the job site.
Employers and contractors are generally protected from liability for employees' unforeseeable intentional criminal acts, even if they occur at work