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Fewer Call-offs Than Planned: Who Bears the Volume Risk?
Framework supply agreement, delivery call-off and obligation to take delivery: what rights suppliers have when customers call off less than planned.
7 hours ago


Preparing a Transfer of Business in Advance
Transfers before a transfer of business: employers may assign employees to a unit before it is sold if they exercise their right to give instructions properly.
7 hours ago


Investment Screening: When the Federal Government Has a Say in the Sale
Notification duty, closing prohibition and the planned Investment Screening Act: what sellers must consider when selling a company to a buyer from outside the EU.
7 hours ago


Site Closure: The Sequence Is Decisive
Reconciliation of interests, social plan and collective redundancy notification: the sequence employers must observe when closing a site.
7 hours ago


Selling to a U.S. Buyer: What Works Differently in the Purchase Agreement
Choice of law, warranties, sandbagging and investment screening: what sellers should consider when selling a company to a U.S. buyer.
7 hours ago
Damages for Late Communication of Company Targets: Employer Liable for the Full Target Bonus
BAG, judgment of 22 April 2026 – 10 AZR 28/25: if company targets are communicated only after the target period has ended, the employer is liable for the full target bonus.
19 hours ago


U.S. Employment Law for Foreign Investors: Practical Hints on Handbooks, ADA, WARN, FMLA and FLSA
What foreign investors need to know about U.S. employment law: employee handbook, ADA, WARN, FMLA and FLSA, with the key thresholds, deadlines and liability consequences.
2 days ago


AI Chatbot: What Companies May Do with Customer Inputs
Sensitive data, consent, association actions and AI labelling: what companies must consider when using an AI chatbot in customer contact.
3 days ago


Supply Contracts with U.S. Customers: Which Law Applies?
UN Sales Convention, UCC and choice of law: which law governs supply contracts with U.S. customers, whose terms prevail and what to watch for in liability clauses and dispute resolution.
4 days ago


Keeping Employees Past Retirement Age: What Employers Should Regulate
Age-limit clauses, postponing the end date and new fixed-term hiring: how employers can retain employees beyond the standard retirement age in a legally sound way.
5 days ago


Checklist for Business Relationships in the U.S.: 21 Points for German Companies
21 checkpoints for German companies doing business in the U.S.: from piercing the corporate veil and attorney-client privilege to terms and conditions, documentation, product liability and training.
6 days ago


Reducing the Christmas Bonus? Review the Clauses First
Reducing or cancelling the Christmas bonus: what the voluntariness reservation, company practice and cut-off date clause mean for employers – with BAG case law and a checklist.
7 days ago
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