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
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