Labour & Employment law

Constitutional Court ruling on the principle of equality in compensation for work injuries

In its ruling of 15 November 2021, Case No. II ÚS 2925/20, the Constitutional Court addressed the question whether the principle of equality is violated in a situation where an injury to an employee's health is compensated as an accident at work under the Labour Code (Section 271c of the Labour Code) and not under general civil law (Section 2958 of the Civil Code).
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