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Article L1134-1 of the French Labour Code

When a dispute arises due to a failure to comply with the provisions of Chapter II, the applicant for a job, an internship or a training period in a company or the employee must present evidence suggesting the existence of direct or indirect discrimination, as defined in Article 1 of Law no. 2008-496 of 27 May 2008 containing various provisions for adapting to Community law in the field of anti-discrimination….

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Article L1134-2 of the French Labour Code

Representative trade union organisations at national level, at departmental level or at local authority level in Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, or in the company, may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of the provisions of Chapter II. They may bring such actions on behalf of an applicant for a job, an internship or a training period in a company, or an employee,…

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Article L1134-3 of the French Labour Code

Associations that have been duly constituted for at least five years for the purpose of combating discrimination or working in the field of disability may bring any legal action resulting from the application of the provisions of Chapter II. They may take such action on behalf of an applicant for a job, an internship or a period of training in a company or an employee under the conditions set out…

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Article L1134-4 of the French Labour Code

The dismissal of an employee following legal action taken by or on behalf of that employee, on the basis of the provisions of Chapter II, is null and void where it is established that the dismissal has no real and serious cause and is in fact a measure taken by the employer as a result of that legal action. In this case, reinstatement is automatic and the employee is deemed…

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Article L1134-5 of the French Labour Code

An action for damages resulting from discrimination must be brought within five years of the date on which the discrimination came to light. This period may not be modified by agreement. Damages and interest compensate for the entire loss resulting from the discrimination, for the entire duration of the discrimination.

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Article L1134-6 of the French Labour Code

Subject to Articles L. 1134-7 to L. 1134-10, Chapter I of Title V of Law 2016-1547 of 18th November 2016 on the modernisation of justice in the 21st century shall apply to the group action provided for in this Section.

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Article L1134-7 of the French Labour Code

A representative employee trade union organisation within the meaning of articles L. 2122-1, L. 2122-5 or L. 2122-9 may bring an action before a civil court to establish that several applicants for a job, an internship or a period of in-company training, or several employees, are the subject of direct or indirect discrimination based on the same grounds listed in article L. 1132-1 and attributable to the same employer. An…

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