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Thomas Gennert wrote this bylined article about an upcoming decision of the German Federal Labor Court, which will rule whether to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of an appeal brought by a Lufthansa employee who claimed discrimination when the airline dropped her from a training program for not meeting a height requirement. Dr. Gennert wrote that the Federal Court’s ruling will depend on its view of the previous rejection of the plaintiff’s appeal, which barred her from seeking compensation under the Labor Act. Read the full article.