At a time when purchasing power is a central and hot topic of debate, French unions and employers have agreed on a draft collective agreement aimed at allowing greater sharing of profit with employees. The draft agreement has...more
The European Commission has finally approved two decisions on 28 June granting the United Kingdom the cherished status of having “adequate” data protection laws so that transfers of personal data from the European Union are...more
Following the Schrems II decision last year, there have been many questions about the status of international data transfers between the European Union and United States. The European Commission (the Commission) has now...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has finally released its much anticipated guidance following the Schrems II decision in July 2020, which invalidated the "Privacy Shield" system that allowed the transfer of personal...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has finally issued its decision on the validity of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) in the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s referral to the ECJ for an opinion on the...more
7/20/2020
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
While most companies in France (with the exception of cafés and restaurants, sports halls, theatres, museums, and companies whose activities allow teleworking) will be able to resume their activity from 11 May...more
As prevention measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic bump into the principles and guidelines of the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the French Data Protection Authority has reinforced essential...more
The French government has been adopting a series of legal measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The French Parliament voted on a law responding to the epidemic on 23 March (the Bill). ...more
4/15/2020
/ Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employment Contract ,
Financial Statements ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
France ,
Insolvency ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Restructuring ,
Securities Regulation ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Time Extensions ,
Wage and Hour
The French government has recently published a large number of texts and recommendations to help deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This guide brings together the various texts and recommendations published in the...more
A French public health emergency bill authorizes the government to derogate from certain legal and regulatory provisions by means of ordinances in order to deal with the economic, financial, and social consequences of the...more
The French government has enabled expedited procedures for employers to facilitate partial unemployment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and has slightly increased the hourly employment allowance....more
In France, the Professional Future Law of September 5, 2018, amended the Employment Obligation of Disabled Workers with the aim of simplifying it and making it more effective. In addition, the Professional Future Law revised...more
A recent report by French MP Raphael Gauvain recommends reinforcing the protection of the economic interests of French companies by reforming the blocking statute and introducing a tax against GAFA companies transmitting data...more
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the French revised law of 6 January 1978 (Loi Informatique et Libertés), any person whose personal data is being processed has a right of access which allows the...more
A recent decree provides further information on how to appoint a data protection officer whose primary task is to ensure that his/her organization processes the personal data of its staff, customers, providers, or any other...more
France has been rocked by service disruptions since April 3 when employees of SNCF, the French public rail company, went on strike to protest against a bill that aims to shake up the company. This unprecedented manner of...more
After the Constitutional Court rendered its recent decision on the law regarding the duty of care of parent companies and ordering companies, the rule has finally entered into force—but is it much ado about nothing?...more
Companies have one year to comply with the new EU regulation on data privacy, and it is estimated that only 10% of companies having operations in France are currently ready.
The General Data Protection Regulation...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union provided new guidance on March 14, 2017 on the visible bearing of political, philosophical, or religious symbols in the workplace—and any direct discrimination that may result....more
France’s new Law on Transparency and Anti-Corruption aims to bring cohesion to the fractured system for whistleblowing rules and procedures in the country.
Until the 8 November vote on the Law on Transparency and...more
The right to disconnect is within the new legal framework Law of 8 August 2016 relating to Work, Modernization of Social Dialogue, and Securitization of Professional Processes called “Labor Law.”
With the rise of many...more
When a service provider in a market changes, employment contracts may be transferred from the previous to the new owner to avoid dismissing employees who work at the site, however, whatever the legal vehicle by which the...more
The new law brings clarity to the definition of redundancy and economic difficulties, addresses the transfer of companies in the midst of redundancies, and imposes an obligation on companies contemplating a project of...more
The new changes are not drastically different from current law but manage to a make a complex system even more complex.
After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the Law for the Growth, the Activity,...more
Cette loi apporte des ajustements mais pas de bouleversements dans plusieurs pans du droit social français.
Après des mois de discussions ardues, la Loi pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques...more
10/1/2015
/ Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Layoffs ,
Macron Law ,
Mediation ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Sanctions ,
Savings Plans ,
Termination ,
Tourists ,
Wage and Hour