Arbeitsrechtsblog
von Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M., Frankfurt am Main
Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M.
(University of Georgia)
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New judgment regarding wages during Corona pandemic
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenContinued payment of wages due to a SARS-CoV-2 infection and an official isolation order Even if there are no symptoms, a SARS-CoV-2 infection is an illness according to the Continued Payment of Wages Act (here: Section 3 Paragraph 1 EFZG) that leads to incapacity to work. Requirement: As a result of an official isolation order, […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Hussain-Hämäläinen, wins against Deutsche Lufthansa AG
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenI had already reported in this blog about a lawsuit of my client against Deutsche Lufthansa AG. We had, among other things, sued for payment of vacation compensation. After my client’s parental leave ended, the parties concluded a termination agreement with the cancellation of the notice period. In this contract, Lufthansa AG claimed that outstanding […]
Notice of change (Änderungskündigung) – a wide sphere!
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenA few weeks ago I successfully completed two major proceedings, the central question of which was whether the notices of change that my clients had received, were effective or not. The first procedure was at the Stuttgart Labor Court and the second at the Baden-Württemberg State Labor Court. I concluded both with very good settlements […]
Do you have to consult the works council before you can terminate a managing director?
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenPerhaps! This question, which at first glance seems unusual, leads to a very crucial preliminary question for managing directors and their severance pay negotiations. Namely, whether they can be managing directors or employees or even both and whether they can sue in the labor court or have to sue in the civil courts (here regional […]
German wide media reported about a case in which I sued the Deutsche Lufthansa AG
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn this case there was supposedly a court hearing at the Cologne Labor Court, which became famous under the heading “The Witching Hour” (die Geisterstunde). Both the lawyer for Deutsche Lufthansa AG and I, my client and his wife dialed into the video hearing with the Cologne Labor Court. None of us saw or heard […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. successful at the regional court in Frankfurt am Main
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a civil law dispute at the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court, Ref.: 2-10 O89/22, the opposing party (plaintiff) sued for a claim under contract law, which, together with interest and legal fees, represented a mid-five-digit euro amount. The case was successful for our side! Following a court notification, the parties in May 2024 reached […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. succesful in a case of termination during probation period (Berlin labor court)
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a legally exciting case (so-called probationary period termination) at the Berlin Labor Court, Ref.: 17 Ca 12607 / 23, I recently achieved a very good result for my client. She had a senior position in a corporation and was fired during the so-called probationary period (i.e. in the first six months of the employment […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Hussain-Hämäläinen, LL.M. successful at the Munich Labor Court
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenIn a legally very interesting and unusual case, I reached an excellent settlement for my client last week at the labor court of Munich, case number 33 Ca 12673/ 23. My client’s employment law situation is probably rare in Germany. She is a senior manager of a German company who initially effectively terminated her employment […]
Attorney at law, Ms. Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen, successful at the Offenbach am Main labor court
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenToday at the Offenbach am Main Labor Court, Ref.: 9 Ca 111/24, I negotiated a very good settlement of more than two years‘ salary (severance pay, paid garden leave etc.) for a managing director of an international Japanese company. I represented him at the labor court after he had been dismissed by his employer. This […]
Attorney at law Asma Hussain-Hämäläinen successful at labor court in Wiesbaden
/by Asma Hussain-HämäläinenAttorney-at-law Hussain-Hämäläinen has successfully litigated a large number of dismissal protection claims also brought by managing directors at the labor courts. There are some important hurdles to consider in this very specific legal situation. The first and most important hurdle is always getting a decision from the labor courts about the legal jurisdiction of these […]