中国首例“过劳死”案在上海开审中新网上海10目19日消息:中国首例“过度疲劳致死”诉讼案,由上海市静安区人民法院于近日开庭审理。死者唐英才,生前系上海市静安区第六粮油食品公司员工。1998年8月14日,时年56岁的唐英才在夜间值班时突然死亡。经法医鉴定,死者系在有病的情况下,因高温或疲劳导致机体功能失去补偿而死亡。死者家属认为,单位安排的繁重工作是致死者死亡的真正原因,遂将死者所在单位告上法庭,并要求近20万元的赔偿。由于中国现行法律尚未针对“过劳死”制定相关法律,开庭审理过程中,原被告双方也对这一问题争执不下。被告律师指出,“过劳死”是指以暴力方式压迫个人在恶劣环境中长期劳动导致死亡,在当代只能以违法方式表现出 China’s first “overwork” case opened in Shanghai Chinanews Shanghai 10 Headline: China’s first case of “fatigue caused by death” lawsuit by the Shanghai Jing’an District People’s Court recently held a hearing. The deceased Tang Yingcai, was born in Shanghai Jing’an District, the sixth grain and oil food company employees. On August 14, 1998, Tang Yingcai, 56, was suddenly killed on duty at night. Forensic identification, the deceased was in the case of illness, due to high temperature or fatigue leading to loss of body function and death. The families of the deceased believed that the heavy workload arranged by the unit was the real cause of the death of the deceased, and the unit where the deceased was located was brought to court and demanded compensation of nearly 200,000 yuan. Since China’s current law has not yet formulated relevant laws on “overworking death,” the two defendants in the trial also disputed this issue. Defendant attorney pointed out that “overwork” refers to the violent way to oppress individuals in long-term labor in harsh environments leading to death in the contemporary can only be shown by law