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French Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal Caused by Office Romance

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France is proud to call itself the land of human rights, and Paris the city of love. This pride is not unfounded given how strictly an employer’s actions are regulated when it comes to office romance.  As inappropriate as...more

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Droit Social | Sélection de jurisprudence – France | Second semestre 2023

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Cette newsletter présente cinq décisions de jurisprudence rendues au cours des derniers mois : Motif économique de licenciement : les pertes d’exploitation doivent avoir un caractère sérieux et durable (Cass. soc., 18...more

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Employment Case Law Selection - France | Second Semester of 2023

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This newsletter summarizes five significant judicial decisions over recent months: Economic grounds for redundancy: operating losses must be serious and lasting (Cass. soc., 18 October 2023, n°22-18.852 F-B) After...more

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Information des salariés sur la relation de travail

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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

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Looking Ahead to 2024: Global Labor and Employment Legal Update - December 6th, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm EST

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Following a dynamic year coupled with a continually evolving legal landscape, employers may feel that they are left with more questions than answers. Join us for an in-depth webinar that will unpack the most pertinent legal...more

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Presumption of resignation for abandonment of position: clarification by decree and the Ministry of Labor

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Our social team briefly reviews the publication of the decree on the presumption of resignation for abandonment of position, which allows the entry into force of the system in France, as well as the clarifications provided by...more

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Présomption de démission pour abandon de poste : décret publié et précisions du Ministère du travail

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Notre équipe en droit social revient sur la publication du décret relatif à la présomption de démission pour abandon de poste, qui marque l’entrée en vigueur du dispositif en France, ainsi que sur les précisions apportées par...more

Hogan Lovells

Point sur la Loi Marché du Travail, l’inaptitude au travail et l’abus de droit d’agir du salarié

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Notre équipe sociale revient brièvement sur quelques nouvelles dispositions phares de la Loi Marché du Travail ainsi que deux arrêts intéressants relatifs à la procédure d’inaptitude et les contestations pouvant être portées...more

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Main measures of the new “Labour Market” Law in France

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The new French Law on emergency measures relating to the functioning of the French labour market for full employment, known as the "Marché du travail" Law, published in the French "Journal Officiel" on December 22, 2022,...more

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France: Q&A - Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies (UPDATED)

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We asked our member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Responses for France have been updated with new questions...more

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France: Q&A - Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies

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We asked our member firms around the globe to provide some insight on employer and employee rights when it comes to requiring the COVID-19 vaccine to return to work. Fabien Pomart of Soulier Avocats shares his view from...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination of Employees in France

On December 20, 2020, the French government published a circular detailing the practical rules employers need to follow in order to test employees for COVID-19 now that tests for the virus are more available. These rules...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Newsletter sociale - Octobre 2019

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Nous vous proposons, dans cette newsletter, de revenir sur les nouvelles règles applicables au détachement de salariés en France, issues de la loi Avenir professionnel du 5 septembre 2018, applicables pour la majeure partie...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - January 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at developments in labor and employment law, including with respect to restrictive covenants; new state anti-harassment laws; minimum wage increases; age bias claims; and the employee...more

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Parent Company Liability in French Redundancy Cases

Although the Cour de cassation (France’s Supreme Court) still limits the application of the concept of “co-employment” between parent companies and their subsidiaries to exceptional cases, its rulings do not preclude a...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Data Protection Alert - How data protection impacts labor law

One of the aspects of digitalization is that it blurs the lines between personal and professional lives of employees. Such acknowledgement is reflected in EU and French laws, notably with regard to teleworking and the right...more

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New Flexible “Télétravail” Rules

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On September 25, 2017, the French government adopted orders to reform French employment law, designed to bring more flexibility to employers, in particular to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to facilitate their...more

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Lessons From France’s “Right To Disconnect”

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Summer is the time for vacations, and with that comes the stress of balancing work pressures while out of the office. Many employees prefer not to take vacations when the alternative is trying to conduct work from a cell...more

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Religion in the workplace in France – Part 2

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PART 2, Continued from PART 1, posted on June 26, 2017. What about wearing religious symbols at work? Is this subject to a specific legal framework?...more

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France: Employees and Digital Devices Outside Working Hours, European Labour & Employment Update

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New rules have come into force concerning employees' rights to disconnect from digital devices outside normal working time. From 1 January 2017, all relevant employers must negotiate on the employees' right to have periods...more

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The new "right to disconnect" in France

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In response to the increasing use of digital tools which blurs the line between professional life and personal life, a new obligation relating to working time has been introduced in France by the law of August 8th, 2016...more

K&L Gates LLP

What is New in France: Right for the Employees to Disconnect?

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The Law dated August 8, 2016 n°2016-1088 named “Loi Travail” has entered into force from January 1st, 2017 in relation to the “right to disconnect” for employees. Article 55 of the Law on the “right to disconnect” is the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New French Law Limits Work Email Outside of Business Hours

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A new French law establishes employees’ “right to disconnect” beginning January 3, 2017. The new law is an amendment included within a broader labor reform bill, the El Khomri Labor Law (after Labor Minister Myriam El...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

C’est La Vie: No ‘Right to Disconnect’ in U.S., But Non-Exempt Workers Must Be Paid for ‘Connected’ Time

Could a “right to disconnect” become law in the U.S.? France is trying it. Effective January 1, a new French law went into effect giving workers a “right to disconnect” when not at work. French employers with 50 or more...more

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Prevention and Early Intervention: Employers’ New Defences to Harassment Claims in France | Actions préventives et intervention...

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In a significant change of direction, the French Supreme Court has held that an employer will not be liable for workplace harassment where it puts in place specific measures prior to and after the harassment taking place....more

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