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Inadmissible video surveillance – Data Protection Commissioner of Lower Saxony imposes fine of more than EUR 10 million on notebooksbilliger.de
The Data Protection Commissioner of the German state of Lower Saxony, Barbara Thiel, announced in a press release dated 8 January 2021 that she had imposed a fine of EUR 10.4 million on the operator…
Reduced holiday entitlement due to shorter working hours
Employees who work a 6-day week are legally entitled to 24 working days’ holiday per calendar year (Sections 1, 4(1) German Federal Holiday Act). As a result of this holiday entitlement,…
Unfair advertising with social media likes
Likes and ratings on social media are becoming increasingly more important for a company’s marketing activities. They are a measure of awareness and popularity of the company and/or its products and…
Neues Förderprogramm für den Einsatz von Drohnen
Das Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (BMVI) hat heute in einem Livestream den Förderaufruf "Innovative Luftmobilität" gestartet. Auf der Webseite des Ministeriums heißt es…
Recent decision of the Regional Labour Court of Düsseldorf: reduction of holiday entitlement due to short-time working is permissible
A part-time employee from the fast food and chain restaurant industry sued for a declaratory judgment establishing that she was entitled to the full amount of leave for the previous year. In the…
Anniversary expropriations: On the latest developments in Crimea
Although seven years have passed since the Russian Federation illegally annexed Crimea, the situation remains both politically and legally volatile. After Russia had initially expropriated mainly…
Microsoft Exchange – should affected companies report to the regulatory authorities as late as now?
A huge Microsoft Exchange data breach went viral in early March 2020. After Microsoft had been aware already for two months of the four vulnerabilities in the programme through which hackers were…
Five questions – five answers: The moratorium on Greensill Bank AG and its consequences for depositors
On 3 March 2021, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – “BaFin”) imposed a moratorium on Greensill Bank AG. What does this mean for…
EEG 2021 – greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050?
On 3 March 2021, Luther and the auditing firm Ebner Stolz together held the “10th Leipzig EEG Day”, an event that is now established throughout Germany. More than 300 company representatives attended…
“Medical Technology Market Study” - Luther accompanies digital change in the health care industry
On 9 March 2021, Luther actively participated in an event organised by “Brancheninitiative Gesundheitswirtschaft Südwestfalen e.V.” (an association and network uniting businesses and institutions…