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Jurisdiction for unemployment indemnity claims under Emergency Ordinance No. 30/2020: inclusion of public institutions as employers and competence of specialized labor divisions

Case Number ICCJ_181021
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
Decision Date
Outcome Inadmissible
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice dismissed the reference submitted by the Bucharest Court of Appeal as inadmissible, thereby upholding the lower court's procedural posture and leaving the underlying dispute for resolution by the competent specialized division without providing a preliminary binding interpretation. The dispute concerned the determination of subject-matter jurisdiction for claims seeking the recovery of funds necessary for the payment of unemployment indemnities by employers, specifically whether such claims constitute labor disputes falling under the exclusive competence of the specialized civil divisions for social security and labor law matters, and whether public institutions or services partially or fully funded from public or local budgets qualify as "employers" under the relevant emergency ordinance. The decision is grounded in the procedural admissibility requirements of Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which failed to be met by the referral, and touches upon the interpretation of Article 119 of Law No. 76/2002, Articles XI and XII of Emergency Governmental Ordinance No. 30/2020, and jurisdictional provisions in Article 153(l) of Law No. 263/2010 and Article 269 of the Labor Code.

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art. 153 lit. l) din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Jurisdiction for unemployment indemnity claims under Emergency Ordinance No. 30/2020: inclusion of public institutions as employers and competence of specialized labor divisions: The dispute concerned the determination of subject-matter jurisdiction for claims seeking the recovery of funds necessary for the payment of unemployment indemnities by employers, specifically whether such claims constitute labor disputes falling under the exclusive competence of the specialized civil divisions for social security and labor law matters, and whether public institutions or services partially or fully funded from public or local budgets qualify as "employers" under the relevant emergency ordinance. The decision is grounded in the procedural admissibility requirements of Article 521(3) of the Civil Procedure Code, which failed to be met by the referral, and touches upon the interpretation of Article 119 of Law No. 76/2002, Articles XI and XII of Emergency Governmental Ordinance No. 30/2020, and jurisdictional provisions in Article 153(l) of Law No. 263/2010 and Article 269 of the Labor Code.

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jurisdictional matters emergency ordinance unemployment fund unemployment labor disputes civil judgment

Cited Legislation

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art. 153 lit. l) din Legea nr. 263/2010
art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă
Cited as the procedural basis establishing the mandatory nature of the court's decision on the reference.
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Decizia nr. 15/2018
Jurisdictional competence for appeals against clarifications of labor judgments concerning justice system personnel following the unconstitutionality of Emergency Ordinance 75/2008
Decizia nr. 77/2021
Inadmissibility of preliminary ruling request seeking concrete jurisdictional qualification and fact-specific interpretation of pandemic compensation eligibility for public employers under Emergency Ordinance 30/2020.
Decizia nr. 4934/2023
Jurisdictional competence for compensation claims based on unconstitutional emergency ordinance affecting pension rights
Decizia nr. 527/2024
Competence for claiming injury from an emergency decree: administrative jurisdiction under Law 554/2004 prevails over labor law despite underlying pension entitlement.
Decizia nr. 4435/2011
Jurisdictional competence for labor claims against local public health authorities under Law 554/2004 and Art. 2 of the Civil Procedure Code

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art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă

Cited as the procedural basis establishing the mandatory nature of the court's decision on the reference.

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ROMÂNIA

ÎNALTA CURTE DE CASAŢIE ŞI JUSTIŢIE

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept

Minuta deciziei nr. 77 Dosar nr. 2333/1/2021

Şedinţa din 15 noiembrie 2021

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Respinge, ca inadmisibilă, sesizarea formulată de Curtea de Apel Braşov – Secţia civilă, în dosarul nr. 2321/62/2020, în vederea pronunţării unei hotărâri prealabile cu privire la următoarele chestiuni de drept:

<<În interpretarea dispoziţiilor art. 119 alin. (1) şi (2) din Legea nr. 76/2002, raportat la art. XI şi XII din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 30/2020, să se stabilească dacă raportul juridic, având ca obiect obţinerea fondurilor necesare plăţii indemnizaţiei prevăzute de art. XI din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 30/2020 de către angajator, intră în categoria unui conflict de drepturi privind stabilirea şi plata indemnizaţiilor de şomaj, astfel încât competenţa materială procesuală să aparţină completelor specializate în materia drepturilor de asigurări sociale şi litigiilor de muncă, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 153 lit. l) din Legea nr. 263/2010, respectiv art. 269 din Codul muncii;

În interpretarea dispozițiilor art. XI şi XII din Ordonanţa de urgenţă a Guvernului nr. 30/2020, să se stabilească dacă, în noţiunea de „angajator”, pot fi incluse şi instituţiile, după caz, serviciile publice finanțate parţial sau integral de la bugetul public sau local>>.

Obligatorie, potrivit dispoziţiilor art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică astăzi, 15 noiembrie 2021.