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Andrew Bergh
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March 13, 1997

EMPLOYERS SHOULDN'T LET EMPLOYEES DRIVE DRUNK

By ANDREW BERGH
Journal columnist

It's bad enough when the booze runs out at the office Christmas party. What's worse is when a party-goer overimbibes and causes a wreck on the way home. In those situations, employers have every reason to be nervous, since Washington law sometimes holds them responsible for their employees' drunken driving. Although it has an interesting twist to it, a case recently decided by our state Supreme Court -- Fairbanks v. J.B. McLoughlin Co. -- is a good example of this "vicarious liability" rule.


 
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