As of March 20, 2022, the German legislator updated the German SARS-CoV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (SARS-CoV-2-Arbeitsschutzverordnung) and loosed the obligations of German employers for implementing measures...more
Due to a significant increase in Covid-19 infections over the past weeks, the German legislator updated and extended the applicable occupational safety regulations in connection with the pandemic.
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12/1/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Regulations ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
Corona-Matching-Facility Builds on Well-Established Structures
In its recent statement, the German government recognized the innovative power that startups and young technology companies have and how important these...more
5/28/2020
/ Borrowers ,
Corona-Matching-Facility (CMF) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Stimulus ,
Eligibility ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Fund Managers ,
Germany ,
Lenders ,
Required Documentation ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
Germany’s cabinet has approved draft legislation designed to tighten the country’s foreign investment control (“FDI”) regime. The draft bill pre-dates the coronavirus crisis but comes amid growing fears that non-EU investors...more
Both the German Federal Government and the German Federal States have enacted a variety of new financial support programs aimed at mitigating the economic consequences that the COVID-19 pandemic has on the German economy....more
4/21/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Germany ,
Loan Applications ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Relief Measures ,
Startups ,
State of Emergency ,
Supporting Memorandum ,
Venture Capital
The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on how businesses operate around the world. To help you navigate the different labor laws and regulations that governments have enacted during this critical time, Dechert’s...more
4/3/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
France ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Paid Leave ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Redundancy Payments ,
Remote Working ,
Sick Pay ,
Social Insurance Contributions ,
UK ,
United States ,
Workplace Safety
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
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure formally presented last week ethical guidelines that affirm that governments are focusing on similar themes in designing their regulatory approach to the...more
9/9/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Accident ,
Civil Liability ,
Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Driverless Cars ,
Ethical Standards ,
Germany ,
New Guidance ,
Product Defects ,
Public Disclosure ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Agenda
On 27 April 2016, following a prolonged legislative process over some four years, the European Council and Parliament finally adopted a new data protection law: the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR was...more
Although there is no German law specifically prohibiting monitoring or reading of employee emails, the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – hereinafter “BDSG”) as well as the German Telecommunication...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the International Employment Law Review, presented by Dechert’s Labor and Employment Practice. In this issue, we examine the most significant employment law developments in Belgium, England...more