Cass. soc., 31 janvier 2024, n°22-18.792
La lettre de licenciement n’a pas à préciser la date des faits invoqués. Un salarié licencié pour faute grave conteste la rupture de son contrat de travail, en se fondant notamment...more
7/5/2024
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Termination
Cass. soc., 31 January 2024, n°22-18.792 -
A dismissal letter does not have to specify the date of the alleged acts. An employee dismissed for gross misconduct contested the termination of his employment contract, citing...more
7/5/2024
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Termination
Depuis le 1er novembre 2023, les employeurs sont tenus de porter à la connaissance de leurs salariés certaines informations sur la relation de travail.
L'identité des parties à la relation de travail...more
12/7/2023
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Cette newsletter revient sur quatre décisions notables en matière d’hygiène, sécurité et conditions de travail :
L’obligation de prévention du harcèlement moral est distincte de la prohibition des agissements de...more
This newsletter reviews four recent significant judicial decisions on health, safety and working conditions:
The duty to prevent harassment is distinct from, and should not be confused with, the prohibition of harassment...more
Cette newsletter présente quatre décisions de jurisprudence rendues au cours des derniers mois :
Un compte-rendu d’entretien annuel peut valoir sanction disciplinaire (Cass. soc., 2-2-2022, n° 20-13.833)...more
This newsletter summarises five significant judicial decisions over recent months:
A report of an annual performance evaluation can constitute a disciplinary sanction (Cass. soc., 2-2-2022, n° 20-13.833)....more
The French Supreme Court has just provided very useful guidance for employers on how to secure a valid termination: when justifying a termination on grounds of economic difficulties, the employer can only consider the period...more
This newsletter reviews five notable court holdings over the last semester.
Moral harassment: the employer's investigation is valid even if all victims have not been interviewed (Cass, Soc., 8 January 2020,...more
7/19/2020
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Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
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Dismissals ,
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Employment Tribunals ,
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France ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Internal Investigations ,
International Labor Laws ,
Interviews ,
Moral Harassment ,
Paid Leave ,
Res Judicata ,
Reversal ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Supreme Court of France ,
Totality of Circumstances Test ,
Workplace Safety
The French government said on 11 May it is “Back to work.” What are the five questions that all employers should consider?
Of course the return to work will be a gradual process and even the French government is...more
5/4/2020
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France ,
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Health & Safety Standard ,
Occupational Injury ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
This newsletter summarises four significant judicial decisions over recent months.
1. The purpose of a probation period is for the employee’s skills to be assessed. Therefore an employee’s absence would extend the...more
1/21/2020
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France ,
Freedom of Expression ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Inadmissible Evidence ,
Job Duties ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Photographs ,
Probationary Period ,
Reaffirmation ,
Social Media ,
Supervisors ,
Theft ,
Work Computer
Prevention of occupational hazards and management of matters related to safety and the protection of health at work are major concerns for all those involved in labor law.
This newsletter reviews five notable court...more
1/14/2020
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Pre-Termination Notice ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sexting ,
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Supreme Court of France ,
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Workplace Injury ,
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Wrongful Termination
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
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Employment Discrimination ,
France ,
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Unions ,
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Wrongful Termination
Before agreeing and executing a business sale involving a transfer of a business, an international publishing company (Wolters Kluwer) consulted its works council. The works council refused to deliver its opinion and issued...more
The French Parliament recently enacted the law of July 31, 2014, which empowers employees to play a role before businesses embark on certain projects – similar to a works council consultation.
The law includes three...more
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions -
Court Limits Definition of “Supervisor” Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Law -
In Vance v. Ball State University (June 24, 2013), in a 5-4 decision, a majority of the Supreme...more
8/16/2013
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American Express v Italian Colors Restaurant ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
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Discrimination ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Harassment ,
McCutchen v. U.S. Airways ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Oxford Health v Sutter ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University