2019/50 Damages for overtime work exceeding rules of the Working Time Directive can be subject to preclusive periods (GE)
The Federal Labour Court had to decide on a case in which an employee asserted claims for damages against his public employer on account of an overtime regulation which infringed European law. However, because he had failed to comply with the time limits, his lawsuit was unsuccessful in the final instance.
Bundesarbeitsgericht (Federal Labour Court of Germany), 2019-04-11