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The wage guarantee scheme: continued payment of wages in the event of the employer’s bankruptcy

Dominique Dorsman2022-06-28T07:24:52+00:00June 27, 2022|companies in financial distress, employees, posts|

The Unemployment Insurance Act includes a scheme that entitles employees to payment in the event of payment problems on the part of the employer. The regulation is also called the wage guarantee regulation. It also regulates which benefits an employee can claim in case of bankruptcy of the employer. In this article I will discuss the main provisions of the wage guarantee scheme that apply in the event of bankruptcy and I will go into a recent judgment of the Supreme Court on this subject.

Prejudgment attachment: what is it and how does it work?

Jeanine Vlot2023-02-13T14:37:28+00:00June 13, 2022|conflicts, enterprise and business, posts|

You may have seen the term "prejudgment attachment" pass by. In this article we will explain what prejudgment attachment is and how the process of prejudgment attachment works.

Use of a contiguous site in violation of the zoning rules

Jeanine Vlot2023-02-13T14:38:57+00:00May 30, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

Old buildings are increasingly getting a new function. An old school building becomes a restaurant in retro style, a dilapidated mansion revives as a hotel and an abandoned office building gets e and new life as a student complex.

(Written) assignment agreement: in good faith or well regulated?

Jeanine Vlot2025-03-07T13:21:28+00:00May 24, 2022|employees, posts|

Entrepreneurs like to work together "in good faith." In other words, agreements are made verbally and the parties immediately start working together. That's great, after all we want to get to work quickly and deal with legal matters as little as possible.

The penalty clause: where and when?

Dominique Dorsman2023-02-13T14:37:37+00:00May 19, 2022|conflicts, enterprise and business, posts|

A penalty clause is a clause in a contract which states that a party must pay a penalty if it fails to fulfil a contractual obligation. Penalty clauses come in all shapes and sizes and can often be recognised simply by the word 'penalty'.

Request for debt restructuring and Corona: the tax collector thinks along

Dominique Dorsman2023-02-13T14:39:08+00:00May 12, 2022|companies in financial distress, enterprise and business, enterprise and government, posts|

Until further notice, the Tax Authorities will approach requests for restructuring of tax debts with a flexible attitude. This applies in particular to requests from entrepreneurs whose businesses are fundamentally sound and who have been affected by the Corona crisis. For these entrepreneurs, the generous corona deferral policy may prove to be of no avail.

The end of the Wob and the arrival of the Woo in a nutshell

Jeanine Vlot2023-08-15T10:32:55+00:00May 9, 2022|enterprise and government, posts|

As of May 1, 2022, the era of the Open Government Act ("Wob") has come to an end. After years of serving as the legislative framework for the right to government information, the Wob has been replaced as of May 1, 2022 by a new law, which entered into force under the name of the Open Government Act ('Woo').

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