05.05.2020

Corona and No End in Sight - What if Staff Reductions Become Unavoidable?

Corona keeps the whole world in suspense. The repercussions of the pandemic and the measures adopted to manage the crisis are clearly felt by everyone every day. Many companies are keeping themselves…

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04.05.2020

Coronavirus & courts: Crisis as a chance for video hearings in accordance with section 128a German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)

Many are currently working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Video conferencing has become part of everyday life. Enabling communicative exchange while avoiding physical contact has led to…

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04.05.2020

COVID-19: Are purely virtual general meetings of cooperative societies also permitted?

The Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in civil, insolvency and criminal procedure law (Federal Law Gazette I 2020, page 569 et seq.) contains considerable facilitating provisions…

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03.05.2020

25 Years Schengen Area - The Challenges of COVID-19 and the Consequences of the Pandemic for the Freedom of Goods and Services

More than a month ago, Europe celebrated the first 25 years of the abolition of intra-European border controls - and this despite the restrictions on freedom of travel and the free movement of goods that…

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03.05.2020

coronavirus and staggered increase in short-time working allowance

The German Trade Secret Protection Act (Geschäftsgeheimnisschutzgesetz) is celebrating its first birthday these days. It entered into force on 26 April 2019. I had originally planned the title "Happy…

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03.05.2020

Holidays Against Your Will? – A stroll through German Holiday Law in times of the corona pandemic

The consequences of the global corona pandemic are also seriously affecting the German economy. Under the impression of the current crisis, many companies are faced with a lot of questions and new…

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29.04.2020

Digital Works Council Work on the Home Straight: German Parliament Passes Bill

At the end of April, the German Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the resolution recommendation and the report of the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs (BT Printed Matter 19/18753) for a law on the…

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27.04.2020

Digital Health Applications Ordinance – DiGAV of 21 April 2020

To contain the spread of the coronavirus, the use of applications (apps) that are used on smartphones or smart watches has been proposed frequently. It is not least this consideration that suggests that…

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26.04.2020

Live streams on the Internet: Simplified notification requirements for broadcasting licenses

A broadcasting license may also be required for live streams on the Internet. If this is the case, the live stream must be notified to the State Media Authorities. In the course of the corona crisis, the…

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22.04.2020

Delayed Payment of Short-Time Allowance by Employment Agency – Pre-financing of Reimbursement Claim by Main Bank?

Germany has turned to short-time work. Thanks to the relaxation of the short-time work allowance (KUG) in response to the coronavirus crisis, more than 720,000 companies are currently using short-time…

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22.04.2020

Update: Entry into Force of the SARS-CoV-2 Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)

The SARS-CoV-2 drug supply regulation announced on 8 April 2020 (see our Article of 17 April 2020) came into force on 22 April 2020 (SARS-CoV-2-Pharmaceuticals Supply Regulation). The Regulation…

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21.04.2020

Current Occupational Health and Safety Standards in the Corona Crisis?

On 16 April 2020, German Minister Hubertus Heil and Dr Stefan Hussy, Managing Director of the German Social Accident Insurance, jointly presented measures for a uniform occupational health and safety…

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