A New Taipei City Government district office on Wednesday said it would abide by a court ruling awarding state compensation of NT$3.73 million (US$115,594) to the family of a former social media administrator whose death was linked to excessive work.
The Jinshan District Office made the announcement two weeks after Chen Chia-wei’s (陳嘉緯) father said the family respected the court’s judgement — despite it being lower than their claim for NT$8.36 million — and expressed hope that the office would respect the court’s decision.
The Keelung District Court on Aug. 30 ruled in favor of Chen’s family, who took the case to court after their claim for state compensation of NT$8.36 million was rejected by the New Taipei City Government on April 20 last year.
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Chen died from sudden cardiac arrest at home on Aug. 4, 2020, at the age of 29. He had been employed on contract by the Jinshan District Office since November 2017 to work as a social media administrator and to handle press requests, among other duties.
The Bureau of Labor Insurance under the Ministry of Labor determined in October 2020 that Chen’s sudden death was caused by overwork.
A report by the Control Yuan found that Chen worked an average of more than 80 hours overtime per month in the six months leading up to his death, and more than 100 hours overtime in the month before his death.
The New Taipei City Government on Wednesday said it would not appeal the ruling.
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