EU Pay Transparency Directive: What Employers Need to Know and Prepare For
The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) requires Member States to strengthen the principle of “equal pay for equal work or work of...
Employee Excess and GDPR Liability: OLG Brandenburg Exonerates Employers
When an employee misappropriates customer data for personal purposes, the question arises: does the company bear liability for this under the GDPR? In...
High-Risk AI under the AI Act: European Commission Publishes Draft Classification Guidelines
The European Commission has published a draft of guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems pursuant to Art. 6 of the AI Regulation...
The AI Omnibus: New Deadlines and Exemptions for Businesses and Public Authorities
The European Union has substantially extended the application deadlines under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, hereinafter: “AI Act”). On the basis...
Green Advertising Under Pressure: What the EmpCo Directive and the New Competition Law Mean for Businesses
Businesses that use terms such as “climatically neutral,” “environmentally friendly,” or “sustainable” in their corporate communications will, as of autumn...
Is “lifestyle part-time work” coming to an end? What you need to know about the current debate
In recent weeks, there has been heated debate over so-called “lifestyle part-time work”.At the heart of this is criticism of employees who reduce their...
Data Protection as a Co-Determination Right? Why Works Councils Have Fewer Rights Than Often Assumed When Software is Introduced
Businesses of every size and sector today depend on a wide variety of software solutions – from complex ERP and HR systems to simple collaboration tools,...
Digital Violence, Fabricated Identities, Underestimated Risks: Deep Fakes – A Legal Analysis
What the Fernandes/Ulmen Case Reveals About a Growing Gap in the Law, and What Individuals and Businesses Need to Know Now.
I. A Prominent Case With...
Missed deadline after filing to the wrong electronic court mailbox
(Federal Labor Court (BAG), decision of March 4, 2026 – 5 AZB 26/25)
Why this decision matters
In its decision of March 4, 2026, the German Federal...
NIS2 Registration Deadline Expired: What Companies Need to Know and Do Now
On 6 March 2026 marked the expiry of one of the first concrete deadlines established by the new German NIS2 implementing legislation: the obligation to...
