Standard of review for revision in labor litigation: confirmation of lower court's factual and legal findings

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) dismissed the plaintiff’s appeal, thereby upholding the judgment of the Hessian Higher Labor Court and ordering the plaintiff to bear the costs of the appellate proceedings. The dispute concerned a labor law claim, where the plaintiff challenged the lower court’s ruling, but the supreme court found no grounds to reverse the decision. The decisive legal basis relies on the standard of review for revisions in German labor litigation, where the appellate court confirms that the facts and legal application by the lower instance were correct, resulting in a final defeat for the appellant and the preservation of the prior instance judgment.