Bonus entitlement despite non-concluded target agreement – Employment Germany
On 17 December 2020, the Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht, BAG, docket number 8 AZR 149/20) decided that under certain circumstances...
Oil Flows As Lawsuits Continue Over Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline — Voices of Promise
Enbridge has also been paying local police in Minnesota for support in cracking down on protests. The company has reimbursed...
FTC Report Finds Internet Providers Profile Customers and Target Advertisements on the Basis of Race
(Washington, D.C.) — The Federal Trade Commission issued shocking findings on internet service providers’ privacy practices, including that companies profile...
REFUSAL TO WEAR A FACE MASK CAN JUSTIFY THE DISMISSAL OF A TEACHER – Employment Germany
By judgment of 7 October 2021 (docket number: 10 Sa 867/21) the Regional Labour Court Berlin-Brandenburg (Landesarbeitsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg – LAG...
THE EVIDENTIAL VALUE OF A CERTIFICATE OF INCAPACITY FOR WORK – Employment Germany
By judgement of 8 October 2021 (docket number: 5 AZR 149/21) contrary to the two previous instance decisions, the Federal...
Employers are not obliged to pay employees in event of a corona lockdown – Employment Germany
The Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht – BAG) has ruled on a Corona claim for the first time. By judgement of...
The Human Right to Internet Access — Voices of Promise
Global citizens overwhelmingly agree that internet access is a fundamental human right, with a 2010 survey finding that four in...
Michigan Woman Claims Gardasil HPV Vaccine Caused Life-Changing Injuries
The national law firm of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a young Michigan woman who...
Khashoggi’s Forgotten Legacy — Voices of Promise
By moving the issue of accountability for the coalition’s actions in Yemen to the background, champions of human rights in...
the Imperial Japanese Army’s Systemic Violence Against Chinese Women — Voices of Promise
The phrase “comfort women” is a euphemism for the rape, sexual slavery, and kidnapping of women and girls by the...