European Union: Public lawsuit involving prohibition on dismissing data protection officer for performing his or her tasks under GDPR (X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG v FC, Case C 453/21)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
09 Feb 2023 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Labour law
Policy Instrument
Worker classification or protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Issued CJEU ruling on prohibition on dismissing data protection officer for performing his or her tasks under GDPR
On 9 February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in a case brought forward by the German Labor Court concerning an employee at X-Fab Dresden GmbH & Co. KG who works as the chair for the works council …
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court