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France has entered its second national lockdown, and most employers are facing great uncertainties with regard to the implementation of the updated national health protocol.

On 21 July 2023, new legislation instituted new rights for employees with children suffering from serious ill health or disability.

A similar call also could be carried out for nanomaterials potentially present as residues.

On the 9th of November 2015, the French State Council ("Conseil d'Etat") admitted for the first time the possibility for an employer held liable on the grounds of inexcusable fault to take action against the State ..

On March 12, 2026, the 34th Chamber of the Paris Court of Justice issued a significant ruling regarding the duty of vigilance under the French "Duty of Vigilance Law".

The French Cour de Cassation has ruled that employers can only prevent employees from wearing visible signs of their political, philosophical or religious affiliation in the workplace

The Cour de cassation will undoubtedly be called upon to resolve this issue.

According to the report unveiled on March 20, 2025, the Assurance Maladie identified and stopped fraud totaling 628 million euros in 2024, an increase of 35% compared to the previous year. According to Thomas Fatôme, General Manager of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (Cnam), this figure reflects "an intensified mobilization."

Law No. 2021-1018 of 2 August 2021, specified by Decree No. 2022-395 of 18 March 2022, which came into force on 31 March 2022, modified the rules applicable to the single occupational risk assessment document (DUERP).

On January 1, 2020, the personnel delegates (DP), the works council (CE), the health, safety and working conditions committee (CHSCT) or the sole personnel delegation (DUP) will be replaced by a single institution.

En cette période de crise sanitaire, de quelles alternatives aux plans de sauvegarde de l'emploi, les entreprises en difficulté disposent-elles pour se restructurer ?...

La numérisation du travail, mais plus généralement de nos vies, a irrémédiablement brouillé la frontière qui séparait la sphère privée de la sphère professionnelle, jusqu'à parfois atteindre l'intime.

In a ruling handed down on 10 January 2024 (Cass. soc., 10 Jan. 2024, no. 22-13.200), the Court of Cassation confirmed its strict interpretation of the provisions of the Labour Code relating to fixed-term...

How should employers respond to the coronavirus outbreak in France?

When an employee is on sick leave, an employer who pays sickness allowances on top of the Social Security benefit may request a medical examination to verify the legitimacy of the employee's absence.

On 21 June, the Ministry of Labour once again updated the Q&A on the adaptation of the professional interview framework to the COVID-19 health crisis.

The legal definition of "workplace accidents" under French law does not normally make global headlines. However, as many of you will have read, a recent decision