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Breach of Due Diligence: Managing Director in Germany Personally Liable For Employee Violations

Sep 21, 22 • Compliance • No Comments • Dr. Constantin Goette

It is repeatedly confirmed by the jurisdiction: Managing directors of a German limited liability company (GmbH) can be held personally responsible for the violations of an employee. In a recent case, the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court (OLG) confirmed a ruling by […]
Privacy in Germany: What to Consider When Using Tracking Tools

Sep 21, 22 • Privacy Law • No Comments • Olga Stepanova

For some, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means strengthening user privacy against data-hungry companies; for others, it is bureaucratic dallying that creates unnecessary costs for innovative companies. These differing opinions collide with each other, particularly in the field of online […]
German Employment Contracts: These Contents Should Be Included

Sep 21, 22 • Employment Law • No Comments • Lars Gerbe

Amendment to employment law forces employers to act The Act on Proof of the Existence of an Employment Relationship obliges employers in Germany to record and hand over essential terms of an employment contract. As of August 1, 2022, this law […]
German Companies Can Permanently Fill Individual Positions With Temporary Workers

Jun 29, 22 • Employment Law • No Comments • Lars Gerbe

Temporary employment is the temporary transfer of a temporary worker from a lender to a hirer. The German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz, AÜG) assumes a maximum assignment period for the respective temporary worker to the same hirer of generally 18 months […]
New Model For Fines For GDPR Violations

Jun 29, 22 • Compliance, Privacy Law • No Comments • Patricia Jechel

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force more than four years ago, the introduction of fines as a penalty for data protection violations caused quite a stir. For the most part, the horrendous fines feared at the time […]
Money Laundering Act: Risk Management as Evidence with German Authorities

Jun 29, 22 • Compliance • No Comments • Dr. Constantin Goette

Recently, we have experienced a rise in feedback from our clients that the requirements of the German Money Laundering Act (GwG) are increasingly being enforced consistently by the relevant supervisory authorities, particularly with regard to risk management which is also part […]
Cryptocurrencies as Collateral for Loans in Germany

Jun 29, 22 • Blockchain, Digital Currencies • No Comments • Stefan Winheller

Can cryptocurrencies serve as collateral for a loan agreement in Germany? This question is often asked by wealthy crypto investors who, in order to finance their commercial blockchain projects or their private asset investments (real estate, company shareholdings, etc.), wish to […]
3G at Work in Germany: Employees May Lose Entitlement to Remuneration

Mar 29, 22 • Employment Law • No Comments • Lars Gerbe

The corona pandemic is still resulting in many restrictions in Germany. New questions are also constantly being raised in employment law due to the frequently changing regulations. In our consulting work, we are also seeing time and again that the introduction […]
Coronavirus: Mask Mandate in The Workplace in Germany

Mar 29, 22 • Employment Law • No Comments • Lars Gerbe

Due to the corona pandemic, employers in Germany may order the wearing of medical face masks in their establishments if this is required within the scope of their hygiene concept (§ 2 Para. 2 of the German Corona Occupational Health and […]
German Lobby Register: Registration Obligation For All Lobbyists

Mar 29, 22 • Compliance • No Comments • Dr. Constantin Goette

The new lobby register at the federal level has been online since the beginning of the year. Anyone who contacts or wishes to contact members of the German parliament (Bundestag) or the German government in order to influence political processes must […]