Overview of recent cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union (November 2020-March 2021)
| DOI | 10.1177/13882627211009230 |
| Published date | 01 June 2021 |
| Author | Pauline Melin |
| Date | 01 June 2021 |
| Subject Matter | Case Report |
Case Report
Overview of recent cases
before the Court
of Justice of the European
Union (November
2020-March 2021)
Pauline Melin
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
Abstract
In this reporting period (November 2020-March 2021), five cases will be presented. The first case
is INPS v WS (C-302/19), dealing with the Italian legislation that excludes Single Permit holders from
receiving family benefits for their family members residing in a third country. In the second report,
two cases rendered on the same day by the Grand Chamber of the Court are discussed. In D.J. v
Radiotelevizija Slovenija (C-344/19) and RJ v Stadt Offenbach am Main (C-580/19), the Court clarified
the circumstances under which periods of stand-by time could be considered as ‘working time’ or,
alternatively, ‘rest periods’ under Directive 2003/88. XI v Caisse pour l’avenir des enfants (C-129/20)
is the third case reported. It concerns an interpretation of the Framework Agreement on parental
leave in the light of the Luxembourg legislation, which requires parents to be employed at the time
of their child’s birth to benefit from parental leave. Finally, the case report ends with VL v Szpital
Kliniczny im. dra J. Babin
´skiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Krakowie (C-16/19),
a case of discrimination on grounds of disability.
Keywords
Discrimination on grounds of disability, parental leave, Single Permit Directive, stand-by time,
working time
Corresponding author:
Pauline Melin, Maastricht University, Bouillonstraat 1-3, 6211 LH, 6200 Maastricht, Netherlands.
E-mail: pauline.melin@outlook.com
European Journal of Social Security
2021, Vol. 23(2) 172–178
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