In October 2024, a new draft for a German Employee Data Act (Beschäftigtendatengesetz) was published. The draft aims on a comprehensive regulation of the processing of employee data prior, during, and after the termination of...more
Following the European Court of Justice’s (“ECJ”) landmark judgement of 5 December 2023 (case no. C-807/21), the Higher Regional Court of Berlin specified the requirements for GDPR fine notices issued by data protection...more
Earlier this month, EU lawmakers met for the second trilogue meeting in the negotiations on the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”). The CRA aims to strengthen cybersecurity in Europe on an unprecedent scale – the European...more
Bereits jetzt sind Pharma- und Medizintechnikunternehmen verpflichtet, den 3G-Status ihrer Mitarbeitenden zu kontrollieren, bevor diese die eigenen oder Arbeitsstätten anderer Arbeitgeber betreten (§ 28b Abs. 1 IfSG)....more
Pharmaceutical and medical technology companies are already required to check the status of their employees as vaccinated, recovered or negative tested before they enter their own workplaces or those of other employers (Sec....more
In einer lang erwarteten Entscheidung hat das Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) am 27. April 2021 (2 AZR 342/20) den Antrag eines ausgeschiedenen Mitarbeiters gegen seinen ehemaligen Arbeitgeber auf Überlassung einer Kopie von...more
Unternehmen haben aus mehreren Gründen ein Interesse an einer zügigen Impfung ihrer Belegschaft gegen das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Neben arbeitsrechtlichen und haftungsrechtlichen Fragen (siehe hierzu unsere Beiträge zur...more
Mit dem Angebot der Durchführung von Corona-Schutzimpfungen am Arbeitsplatz gehen eine Reihe an Rechtsfragen einher im Hinblick auf Produkthaftung, Arzneimittelsicherheit, Versicherungs-, Datenschutz- und Arbeitsrecht, um nur...more
Germany has seen a couple of record GDPR fines since the German Data Protection Authorities (DPA) issued their guidance paper on how to measure GDPR fines in October 2019. One of these DPA sanctions was recently subject to...more
11/18/2020
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Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Statutory Violations
Germany should not be a blank spot on your company map. Located at the center of Continental Europe, it is the world’s fourth biggest economy and the home of some of the biggest companies in the world. It plays a key role in...more
10/22/2019
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Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customs ,
Data Privacy ,
Doing Business ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs
Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more
2/25/2019
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Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Many companies have been struggling with GDPR implementation over the past two years, putting much effort into new roles, privacy concepts, and workflows. ...more
2/22/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Failure to Comply ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Violations