Can an employer make employees get a COVID-19 vaccination or dismiss an employee for refusing to do so? How can employers incentivise employees to get vaccinated?

Seit dem 27. Januar 2021 gelten die neuen Bestimmungen der Corona-Arbeitsschutzverordnung („Corona-ArbSchV"), die das Risiko einer Infektion mit dem Coronavirus bei der Arbeit minimieren sollen.

In our March 17, 2020 article ("Restructuring in times of corona – What companies need to know now" LINK), we reported about the COVID-19 pandemic frequently causing extreme financial difficulties for

Criminal justice and public prosecution offices are also impacted by the protective measures taken nationwide to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to affect the health and life of everyone.

The legal situation for German employers regarding COVID-19 regulations is still dynamic.

The simplified rules for (state-subsidised) short-time work have provided temporary economic relief for many companies, enabling them to better weather the Covid-19 crisis.

Employers may want to implement this rule, as it concretizes the binding regulations on occupational safety on the basis of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In den vergangenen Wochen mussten immer mehr Betriebe angesichts der rasanten Verbreitung von Covid-19 ihre Geschäftstätigkeit vorübergehend einstellen und ihre Pforten schließen.

A vaccine against Sars-CoV-2 (the "Corona virus") will hopefully be available soon.

What are an employer's responsibilities when an employee refuses COVID-19 vaccination, and in particular, are they obliged to keep paying wages if an employee who has refused vaccination falls sick?

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Increasingly far-reaching restrictions with respect to the COVID-19 virus also bring to light the issue of timely drafting, auditing, adoption, and publication of annual and consolidated financial statements...

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Please find another M&A update due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please find another M&A update with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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On March 13, 2020, the European Commission approved and cleared the first European State Aid scheme operated by Denmark to compensate organisers of events for loss or damage caused by...

In early April, the Robert Koch Institute, which is a Federal Institute on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health, released a COVID-19-App (the "App").