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Article 6,8,23,24,34 and 41 of the Act for Protecting Worker of Occupational Accidents amended and promulgated by Presidential Decree No. 10700125341 on November 21, 2018.

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Article 23　Employers may not issue an advance notice to terminate the labor contract with workers suffering occupational accidents except under any of the following conditions:
1. The employer’s business is in suspension or suffers serious loss and approval from the competent authority has been obtained.
2. After the termination of medical care for a worker suffering an occupational accident, a public medical institution appraises that the worker concerned is mentally or physically disabled to be incapable of working.
3. The employer’s business cannot continue because of natural disaster, incident or other acts of God, and approval from the competent authority has been obtained.
Article 24　A worker suffering an occupational accident may terminate the labor contract under any of the following conditions:
1. A public medical institution appraises that the worker concerned is mentally or physically disabled to be incapable of working.
2. The business entity disappears due to its restructure or ownership transfer.
3. The employer does not abide by the provisions of Article 27.
4. The worker concerned cannot reach an agreement on job placement with the employer who follows the provisions of Article 27.
Article 41 The Act shall become effective on April 28, 2002.
The Amendments to this Act shall come into force from the date of promulgation.