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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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    The Third Corona Wave Ends - the Corona Wave in Court Begins
    The corona case numbers and the incidence value are falling. Medically speaking, the third corona wave is broken. It seems, however, that the "fourth" corona wave, the labour court wave, is beginning. More…
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    Lessees Do Not Have the Right to Withdraw from the Lease Contract in the Event of a Cancelled Event
    In its judgement of 29 April 2021, the Regional Court Munich I ssued a first decision on the interference with the basis of the transaction pursuant to Section 313 of the German Civil Code (BGB), which…
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    BAG: He who has suffered damage: the financial burden of compliance investigations by external third parties
    Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 29 April 2021 in Case No. 8 AZR 276/20 Grave compliance infringements can justify the termination of an employment relationship. When the grounds for termination…
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    BAG: Data protection as a trigger for a settlement: a blanket demand for copies of data is insufficient
    Judgment of the Federal Labour Court of 27 April 2021 in Case No. 2 AZR 342/20 The Federal Labour Court (BAG) was asked to take a decision on the practical question of to what extent an employer must…
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    "Go to Homeoffice. Go directly to home office. Do not pass GO. Do not collect £ 200".
    The "Go to Home Office Chance Card" applies to all employees from now on. It applies by virtue of the German Infection Protection Act. Workers do not even have to land on the Chance space. In the Monopoly…
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