The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is currently forcing employers to rethink their usual working practices and adjust those practices to challenging circumstances. As a result, the number of employees working from home has...more
Key Messages -
COVID-19 constitutes a Force Majeure event
- if epidemics or pandemics are expressly provided for in the agreement as qualified Force Majeure circumstances and
- if acts or orders of the German...more
3/26/2020
/ Commercial Contracts ,
Commercial Leases ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Contract Modification ,
Contract Termination ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Germany ,
Manufacturers ,
Nonperformance ,
Rent Reduction ,
Suppliers
An Overview of Measures Enacted or Envisaged by the German Government -
The current outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, recognized by the World Health Organization as a global pandemic, has already had a material impact on...more
3/21/2020
/ Business Taxes ,
Compensation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deregulation ,
Financial Crisis ,
Germany ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insolvency ,
Layoffs ,
Liquidity ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Relief Measures ,
Remote Working ,
Small Business Loans ,
Tax Deferral
There are important differences between the approaches that different countries take to address the issue of workplace bullying. This OnPoint provides an overview of the approaches taken in France, Germany, Russia, the UK and...more
6/1/2016
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
France ,
Germany ,
Harassment ,
International Labor Laws ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Workplace Bullying ,
Wrongful Termination