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    International Data Transfer: New EDPB Recommendations as a Ray of Sunshine on the Horizon?
    It may be a coincidence, but US President Joe Biden could hardly have wished for better timing: To coincide with his visit to Europe, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a new paper…
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    EuGH Strenghtens Equal Pay for Women and Men
    The European Court of Justice (ECJ), following a referral from Watford Employment Tribunal, has strengthened equal pay for women and men with its ruling against the British supermarket chain Tesco Stores…
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    Ready for digitalisation – new features of the Works Councils Modernisation Act
    In companies where cooperation with the works council is strained or even conflict-laden, HR Managers are likely to react with scepticism or even fear at the news that the German legislators have decided…
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    LAG Dusseldorf: “Corona cougher” as grounds for termination
    Judgment of the Regional Labour Court in Dusseldorf of 27 April 2021 in Case No. 3 Sa 646/20 An employee may be dismissed with immediate effect when he deliberately coughs on a colleague at close range…
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    Labour Court of Cologne: Dismissal due to a quarantine order is invalid
    Judgment of the Labour Court of Cologne of 15 April 2021 in Case No. 8 Ca 7334/20 Even if an employee is unable to perform his duties because he or she is subject to a quarantine order, the employer…
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    LAG Cologne: No right to claim continued employment in the case of a medical certificate that the employee is unable to wear a mask
    Judgment of the Regional Labour Court in Cologne 12 April 2021 in Case No. 2 SaGa 1/21 An employer may refuse to continue to employ an employee where– as documented by a medical certificate – the…
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    BAG: “Busy bees” – Are crowdworkers employees?
    Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 1 December 2020 in Case 9 AZR 102/20 The constant performance of numerous minor contracts (“microjobs”) by a user of an online platform (“crowdworker”) based on a…
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    Planned tightening of the law on fixed-term contracts in the middle of the Corona pandemic: is it destined to backfire?
    As this legislative period reaches the eleventh hour, the Federal Government is planning to implement a final element of the Coalition Agreement of 2018 and tighten the law on fixed-term employment…
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    The Effects of the Coronavirus on Real Estate Law
    1. COVID-19 Pandemic in the Federal Republic of Germany The "coronavirus" or "COVID-19 pandemic" issue (hereinafter "Covid-19 Pandemic") has been given considerable attention in real estate law in…
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    BAG: A disclaimer in an employment contract forfeiting all claims is invalid
    Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 26 November 2020 in Case No 8 AZR 58/20 A clause in an employment contract which provides that all claims arising out of the employment relationship will be…
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    收紧关于透明登记簿的法律 - 毫无例外的登记义务
    2020年12月23日，德国联邦财政部公布了关于透明登记簿在欧洲联网和执行欧盟议会和理事会2019年6月20日关于使用金融信息打击洗钱、恐怖主义融资和其他严重犯罪的19/1153号指令的法律草案（《透明金融信息反洗钱法》 - TraFinG…
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    Labour Court of Cologne: The right to hold works council meetings via video conference during the pandemic
    Judgment of the Labour Court of Cologne of 24 March 2021 in Case No. 18 BVGa 11/21 Working from home and virtual meetings are the new normal for many companies since the onset of the coronavirus. Yet…
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