Sentence examples for strictly liable from inspiring English sources

A court in Sacramento County, California, ruled in a sexual-harassment case last November that under state law employers are "strictly liable for the harassing conduct of supervisors".

For instance, if the harassing supervisor was found to have taken adverse actions against an employee, like demoting the person, the employer was strictly liable for that action.

Under corporate criminal law, Wells Fargo is strictly liable for the criminal behavior of its employees acting within the scope of its business.

The court had previously ruled that, generally, an employer is strictly liable for sexual harassment by a supervisor, but it can be held liable for sexual harassment by a co-worker only if the employer is negligent.

"I think the Senate bill that is trying to establish blanket immunity, and the Council bill that is trying to hold gun manufacturers strictly liable, are really the two extremes in this arena," Mr. Feinblatt said.

Colorado representative Joe Salazar, a Democrat, is the man behind the bill to make oil and gas companies strictly liable if they trigger any earthquakes around fracking and related disposal facilities.

Yet that could be challenge by both the tax authorities and the league itself as the player would strictly be liable for 50% income tax.

(They have not become a significant tax haven, because immigration has been strictly controlled and residents remain liable to tax in other countries where those earnings arise).

"One of the films in the collection is made for artists, from the 1940s, with a disclaimer in the beginning that, 'if anyone supplies this without it being strictly for artists, they're liable for prosecution'".

"One of the films in the collection is made for artists, from the 1940s, with a disclaimer in the beginning that, 'if anyone supplies this without it being strictly for artists, they're liable for prosecution.'" Others got around the censors by sticking to the rule of only being able to show bums and boobs in a "naturist" setting, or one that resembled a nudist camp.

(Strictly speaking, this is a misnomer, since one cannot be liable to oneself, but the analogy is nevertheless helpful).