Employment law dispute: final appeal on labor rights and cost allocation in civil proceedings

The Federal Labour Court (BAG) dismissed the defendant employer’s revision appeal and ordered it to bear the costs of the proceedings, thereby upholding the ruling of the Düsseldorf Regional Labour Court. The dispute concerned a civil labor law action in which the employee successfully challenged the employer's conduct, resulting in a judgment favoring the employee that remained in force after the final appellate review. The decision relied on established principles of German labor law governing the substantive rights and obligations of the parties, with the higher court finding no error in the lower court's application of the relevant legal norms.