Liability for Intentional Wrongdoing Cannot Be Excluded by an Acceleration Clause - Labour Law
GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Bremen, Dusseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and London grprainer.com/en conclude: The Federal Labour Court (BAG) ruled in its judgment (Az.: 8 AZR 280/12) that an acceleration clause incorporated by the parties into the employment contract only encompasses those cases which are not already regulated by law. Liability for intentional wrongdoing is therefore not covered by a clause of this kind.
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