Pragal Rechtsanwälte and SCHOMERUS launch webinar series “Law & Risk” – Episode 1: Compliance violations by employees

Together with the law firm SCHOMERUS starts Pragal Attorneys at Law is launching the new “Law & Risk” webinar series in April . In short online events, the speakers will address typical problem constellations in which employment law and criminal law issues converge in the company, such as compliance violations, internal investigations or management liability issues.

The event will kick off with a webinar on “Compliance violations by employees – consequences under employment law and criminal law“.

Compliance issues regularly raise complex questions in practice. Companies must clarify possible breaches of duty, examine measures under employment law and at the same time consider criminal law risks. This raises the following questions: What are employers’ obligations to investigate? When can dismissals be considered? Under what circumstances is it sensible or even necessary to press charges and when can this prove to be detrimental? And how can the necessary balance be struck between the duty of care towards employees and the protection of the company, particularly with regard to the duty to cooperate in internal investigations and the prohibition on self-incrimination?

These and similar topics will be addressed in the first webinar and put into practice.

Contents of the first event

Among other things, the kick-off event will focus on:

• Obligations and potential liability risks for employers in the event of compliance violations
• Options for responding under labor law, in particular dismissals
• Requirements and risks of a criminal complaint by the employer and options for the return of illegally obtained assets
• the balance between the duty of care towards employees and the protection of the company
• Employees’ obligations to cooperate in internal investigations and their limits due to the prohibition of self-incrimination

The webinar provides a structured overview of the legal framework and shows where there may be a need for organizational or legal action in practice.

The compact online event lasts around 25 to 30 minutes.

Further information and registration:
https://www.schomerus.de/veranstaltungen/recht-und-risiko-compliance-verstoesse-durch-arbeitnehmer-arbeitsrechtliche-und-strafrechtliche-konsequenzen

Speakers

• Dr. Norma StudtAttorney at Law, Specialist Lawyer for Labor Law
• Dr. Volker Vogt, LL.M.Attorney at law, specialist lawyer for labor law
• Kristina KonradLawyer, Certified Compliance Officer (Univ.), Certified AI Compliance Officer (Bitkom)
• Dr. Oliver PragalLawyer, specialist lawyer for criminal law, Compliance Officer (C.H. Beck)

Outlook on the other topics in the series

The “Law & Risk” webinar series will continue to deal with a variety of practice-relevant topics at the interface of employment law, compliance and white-collar criminal law. The topics of the following webinars will be

• Compliance officers between labor law and criminal law – on the position of compliance officers under labor law, potential liability risks and requirements for documentation and escalation.
• Whistleblowing and whistleblowing systems – on the legally compliant implementation of whistleblowing systems, the tension between data protection and disclosure and the participation rights of the works council.
• Internal Investigations – on labor law limits of internal investigations, interviewing employees, access to data and cooperation with law enforcement authorities.
• Directors’ and officers’ liability – on guarantor duties, breaches of supervisory duties under section 130 of the German Administrative Offenses Act (OWiG) and the importance of functioning compliance structures.
• Delegation, allocation of responsibilities and delegation of authority – on the prerequisites for effective delegation and typical liability risks in practice.
• Business Judgement Rule and criminal law risks for executives – on the distinction between business decisions and organizational failure.
• Corruption in the employment relationship – on manifestations of active and passive corruption, reactions under employment law and possible company fines.
• Data protection violations in the company – on criminal relevance, consequences under employment law and organizational preventive measures.
• Works council and compliance – on information and co-determination rights in investigations and on conflicts between collective legal obligations and interests in clarification.
• AI in the workplace – on employment law and organizational issues when using AI systems in the company.
• Cyber incidents and organizational duties – on the response and documentation duties of company management after cyber attacks.
• Alcohol and drugs in the workplace – on measures under labor law, duties of care and criminal law risks in the event of endangering third parties.
• Development of a compliance management system – on organizational requirements, training concepts and sanction mechanisms.
• Supervisory boards and advisory boards in compliance structures – on monitoring duties, liability risks and their role in internal investigations.

If you have any questions on the topics mentioned or would like to make suggestions for further content in the “Law & Risk” series, you are welcome to contact us. We will be happy to address practical questions and suggestions for topics in future webinars.

We would be delighted to welcome you to one of the upcoming events in the “Law & Risk” series.