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Work Time Fraud While Working From Home: Court Rules Several Terminations Invalid

Anyone who works from home must accurately track their working hours. However, not every discrepancy automatically constitutes working-hour fraud. This is evident from a ruling by the Bochum Labor Court dated March 9, 2026 (Case No. 4 Ca 1719/25). What was it about? An employer accused an employee of falsely documenting his working hours...