On December 18 the National Council and on December 20, 2018 the Federal Council, the two chambers of the Austrian Parliament adopted the government bill on the amendment of the Act on the Medical Profession ...

Short-time work is a temporary reduction in normal working hours and pay due to temporary economic difficulties.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to numerous measures within the scope of employment law. On 20 November 2020, the Austrian National Council introduced an entitlement to special care leave.

Die Medieninhaberin lehnte gegenüber der Abonnentin jedwede Haftung für die inhaltliche Unrichtigkeit ihrer Printausgabe ab.

After explaining their economic models, the AFCA sets out their tests and criteria for approving shutdown mergers.

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) has published a new and more detailed form for merger filings, which shows quite significant changes from the earlier version.

Mit 1.7.2021 treten weitgehende Änderungen der Exekutionsordnung (EO) in Kraft.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifies when an enterprise needs to appoint a data protection officer (DPO). This officer acts as the first contact in all data security issues.

Im Zuge der COVID-19-Pandemie wurden bereits zahlreiche arbeitsrechtliche Maßnahmen umgesetzt. Mit Beschluss des Nationalrats vom 20.11.2020 wurde ein Rechtsanspruch auf Sonderbetreuungszeit eingeführt.

Mit 1.1.2019 sind wesentliche Änderungen im Verwaltungsstrafrecht in Kraft getreten.

On 1 January 2019, Einlagensicherung AUSTRIA Ges.m.b.H. was launched as an institutional deposit guarantee scheme (DGS) under Section 1 (1) 1 of the Federal Act on Deposit Guarantee Schemes and Investor Compensation ...

A recently published decision by the Cartel Court showed how a long-term relationship turned into an equally lengthy "war of roses" and came to a decisive turning point.

Several changes in labour law important for both employees and employers became effective as of 1 August and 1 September 2019.

The recent ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the Good Friday regulation in the Austrian Labour Rest Act (Arbeitsruhegesetz, ARG) has triggered vehement discussions.

Apart from that, there will still be other differences in the future.

As one of the key changes in the new EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) and Trade Marks Directive, graphical representation is no longer necessary for filing EU trade marks or national marks.

Two years after the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force, Europe as of 25 May 2018 is faced with a new legal situation.

Vor dem Hintergrund der DSGVO und des darin normierten Koppelungsverbots erachtete die Datenschutzbehörde eine Einwilligung in die Setzung von Werbe-Cookies, um eine Online-Nachrichtenplattform ...

Same as almost every year, January brought numerous changes in employment law. Some of the new rules will apply to all-in contracts, starting on 1 January 2016.

The 2021 amendment is intended to adapt the Austrian Cartel and the Competition Act to the requirements of the present. In addition to changes for mergers and market power...