Pursuant to Section 5 (1) sentence 3 of the Continuation of Remuneration Act (Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz, EFZG), the employer is entitled to require the employee to submit a medical [...]
Learn moreLiability of parents for underage children in the case of file sharing
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for copyright law, has ruled that parents are liable for the illegal file sharing of a [...]
Learn moreNew consumer law with new right of withdrawal coming
Online retailers can already slowly prepare to redesign their online store again. Until 13.12.2013, the federal government has to implement an already [...]
Learn moreSection 439 para. 1 BGB does not apply to purchase agreements between entrepreneurs
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that the provisions of the German Commercial Code (HGB), which are based on the judgment of the European Court of Justice of June 16, 2011 (C-65/09, C-87/09 - Gebr. [...]
Learn moreTermination without notice for insult on Facebook
In its ruling of September 26, 2012, the Duisburg Labor Court upheld the termination of an employee who had posted insulting comments on Facebook [...]
Learn moreLoss of job because of insult on Facebook
Time and again, we notice that in "social networks" such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, users utter insults with complete abandon [...].
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