German Federal Labor Court Rules on Choice of Law in Cross-Border Home Office
When employees work permanently from a home office abroad, a standard-form clause choosing German law may not be sufficient if it does not make clear that mandatory employee protections under foreign law may still apply, the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) held in its judgment of March 19, 2026 (Ref. No. 2 AZR 53/25).
