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Dr. Arno Frings

Partner

Employment Law

Düsseldorf

+49 211 3678 7-239
afrings@orrick.com

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Arno Frings is the managing partner of Orrick Hölters & Elsing and head of the German Employment Law practice in the Düsseldorf office.

Mr. Frings is a certified employment lawyer specializing in providing counseling services in all aspects of employment law to both domestic medium-sized and multinational companies.
 
During his 25 years of practice, Mr. Frings has gained a reputation for his pragmatic and solution-oriented approach to employment law issues. His experience extends to counseling board members and managing directors, negotiations with works councils and unions and numerous company restructurings. Mr. Frings also focuses on the protection of trade secrets and the enforcement of restrictive covenants including cross-border jurisdiction issues and employee data protection issues. His practice also includes the implementation of codes of conduct and matters related to European works councils.

Mr. Frings regularly presents seminars regarding current topics of employment law and is a frequent author on employment law issues. He is a member of the Working Group of Certified Labor Lawyers and member of the Supervisory Board of the listed staffing services company Amadeus Fire AG.

Arno Frings

Memberships

  • German Bar Association
  • Working Group of certified Employment Lawyers
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Marketing-Club e.V.
  • German Labor-Court-Association
  • Rotary Club Düsseldorf-Karlstadt
  • European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)

Publications

  • Payment of overtime work (Überstundenvergütung), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, May 4, 2012
  • Possibility of multiple fixed-term contracts (Wann sind Kettenbefristungen zulässig?), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, March 2, 2012
  • Family Home Care Leave Act (Familienpflegezeitgesetz), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, January 4, 2012
  • Social Media, iPad & Co. im Arbeitsverhältnis, Betriebs-Berater (BB) 2011, S. 3126-3133
  • Interview: As partners, performance-orientated, entrepreneurial (Partnerschaftlich, leistungsorientiert, unternehmerisch), Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, 2011, issue 23, 16. November 2011, p. 15
  • Whistleblowing, VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, October 4, 2011
  • Guest Contribution: Getting paid like for double shifts? Don't think about overtime compensation (Wer für Doppelschichten kassiert, kann keine Überstunden bezahlt verlangen), Tödtmanns Management-Blog, wiwo.de, September 20, 2011
  • Offensive remarks on facebook (Beleidigende Kommentare auf Facebook), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, September 2, 2011
  • Temporary employment contracts (Befristung von Arbeitsverträgen), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, July 1, 2011
  • One "like" from fired? (Ein Facebook-Klick auf “Gefällt mir” und schon gefeuert?), Tödtmanns Management-Blog, www.wiwo.de, 16. June 2011
  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Employment Law, VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, May 6, 2011
  • Disputes between the governing bodies of a stock corporation - Outlining the means of legal protection and liability risks for board members following incorrect board decisions (Interorganstreitgkeiten in der Aktiengesellschaft - Überblick über die Rechtsschutzmöglichkeiten und Haftungsrisiken für Aufsichtsratsmiglieder wegen fehlerhaften Aufsichtsratsbeschlüsse), Board-Report, March 2011, p. 45-47 (with Michael Bogati)
  • Social Media in the employment relationship (Social Media im Arbeitsverhältnis), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, March 4, 2011
  • Women’s quota (Frauenquoten), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, January 7, 2011
  • The bill for an Employee Data Protection Act (Der Gesetzesentwurf zum Beschäftigtendatenschutz), VDI Nachrichten - Ingeneurkarriere.de, November 5, 2010
  • Termination for minor offences (Kündigung wegen Bagatellstraftaten), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, September 3, 2010
  • Compensation for discrimination (Schadensersatz wegen Diskriminierung), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, July 2, 2010
  • Employee E-Mails (Arbeitnehmer-E-Mails), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, May 7, 2010
  • Trouble-spot works council elections 2010 (Konfliktherd Betriebsratswahl 2010), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, February 5, 2010
  • Cell phones as sponsored working equipment (Arbeitsmittel Mobiltelefon), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, December 4, 2009
  • Protection of trade secrets (Schutz von Betriebs- und Geschäftsgeheimnissen), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, September 4, 2009
  • Legal pitfalls of redundancies (Rechtliche Fußangeln bei Kündigungen), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, July 10, 2009
  • Rights and duties in connection with a transfer of business (Rechte und Pflichten beim Betriebsübergang), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, June 10, 2009
  • Short-time work: What's around the corner for employers and employees? (Kurzarbeit: Was kommt auf Arbeitnehmer und Unternehmen zu?), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, April 14, 2009
  • New pitfalls in vacation law (Neue Fußangeln im Urlaubsrecht), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, March 6, 2009
  • Job reference problems (Probleme mit dem Arbeitszeugnis), VDI Nachrichten - Ingenieurkarriere.de, January 23, 2009

Speeches & Programs

  • How to deal with the works council – Overview of the principles of codetermination, American Bar Association (ABA) 2011 Midyear Meeting International Labor & Employment Law Committee, May 10, 2011, Berlin
  • Dismissal for minor offences following the „Emmely“-judgement, abandonement of the wage unity principle, new regulations in employee data protection and general equal treatment law (Bagatellkündigungen nach der „Emmely“-Entscheidung, Aufgabe des Grundsatzes der Tarifeinheit, Neuregelungen zum Arbeitnehmerdatenschutz, Neue Regelungen zum Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz), Steuer Fachschule Dr. Endriss, Practice-Seminar Social Security-, Employment- and Income Tax - Developments 2011, December 15, 2010, Dortmund; December 14, 2010, Köln; December 1, 2010, Stuttgart; November 30, 2010, Frankfurt-Eschborn; November 25, 2010, Berlin; November 24, 2010, Hamburg; November 23, 2010, München
  • Employee data protection, August, 10, 2010, Rotary Club Karlstadt, Düsseldorf
  • Legal pitfalls of tracing employee fraud (Arbeitsrechtliche Fallstricke bei der Verfolgung von Mitarbeiterkriminalität), DIIR-FRAUD-Conference, December 1, 2009, Deutsches Institut für Interne Revision e.V. (DIIR), Kassel
  • Social insurance, Employment law and Income tax - Changes in 2010 (Sozialversicherungs-, Arbeitsrecht und Lohnsteuer - Änderungen 2010), December, 10, 2009, Munich; December 8, 2009, Cologne; November 26, 2009, Dortmund; November 24, 2009, Hannover; November 19, 2009, Frankfurt; November 17, 2009, Ratingen
  • Consultancy course: Controlling and corporate finance (Fachberaterlehrgang für Controlling und Finanzwirtschaft), Steuerfachschule Dr. Endriss GmbH & Co. KG., September 5, 2009, Cologne
  • Preparation of Reductions in Force - Do you know how to proceed?, Amadeus Fire Fachvorträge, Hamburg, July 1, 2009; Berlin July 2, 2009; Duesseldorf, September 15, 2009; Essen, September 16, 2009; Köln, September 17, 2009
  • Global Downsizing, March, 31, 2009, Rotary Club Karlstadt, Düsseldorf

Admitted In

  • Germany

Education

  • J.D., Promotion, University of Bielefeld, Faculty of Law, 1989

Languages

  • German
  • English