III ZP 38/97
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Supreme Court rules employee claim deadlines are substantive law subject to procedural extension under KPA Art. 58.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court resolved a legal question regarding whether specific deadlines in the Employee Claims Protection Act are substantive or procedural. The Court determined these deadlines are substantive but subject to extension under the Civil Procedure Act. Consequently, the labor court may apply procedural extension rules to revive expired claims for unpaid wages from the Employee Benefits Fund.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 7 ust. 1, 3, 4 ustawy z dnia 29 grudnia 1993 r. o ochronie roszczeń pracowniczych w razie niewypłacalności pracodawcy; Art. 58 KPA: Deadlines in the Employee Claims Protection Act are substantive law terms subject to procedural extension under the Civil Procedure Act, allowing labor courts to revive expired claims for unpaid benefits.
Keywords
AI generated
employee claims protection
substantive law deadlines
procedural extension
Employee Benefits Fund
civil procedure act
unpaid wages
labor dispute
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 7 ust. 1, 3, 4 of the Act of 29 December 1993 on the protection of employee claims in the event of the employer's insolvency
Art. 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure