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It's the Law

It's the Law: Rental contracts
Monday, 6 December, 2010For those who have managed to find a new place to live in this difficult housing environment, Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva has advice on what to look for when signing the lease:
An employee lock the door of a cell inside the youth detention centre in Koenigs Wusterhausen, south east of Berlin January 17, 2008. Senior German conservatives in Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat party (CDU) fear a row over youth crime could hurt cooperation in the ruling coalition ahead of this month's state elections, REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)
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It's the Law: Termination of employment contracts
Monday, 29 November, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva talks about the appropriate ways in which work contracts are ended, and what can be done if the termination is “abusive”:
Lobbyists talking with parlamentarians in the so-called "walking hall" of the Federal Palace, pictured on December 2, 2009 in Berne, Switzerland. (KEYSTONE/Peter Klaunzer) Lobbyisten unterhalten sich mit Parlamentariern in der Wandelhalle des Bundeshauses, aufgenommen am 2. Dezember 2009 im Bundeshaus in Bern. (KEYSTONE/Peter Klaunzer)
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It's the Law: Consumer rights
Monday, 22 November, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva talks about your rights as a consumer, and what kind of fraudulent sales practices you are protected from:
A shopper carrying bags takes the escalator at the Pentagon City Shopping Mall in Arlington, Virginia, September 15, 2009. U.S. retail sales rose at the fastest pace in 3-1/2 years in August and a gauge of New York State manufacturing hit a near two-year high, offering hope of a solid recovery from recession. REUTERS/Mike Theiler (UNITED STATES BUSINESS)
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It's the Law: Patient rights
Monday, 15 November, 2010As the nation and now the world watch the story of hunger striking Bernard Rappaz unfold, Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva gives us a rundown of patient rights in Switzerland:
A woman is reflected in the heart monitor she is hooked up to an EKG in a Texas emergency room. (REUTERS/Jessica Rinald)
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It's the Law: Mobbing
Monday, 8 November, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva talks about mobbing, more commonly known outside of Switzerland as workplace harassment and bullying:
Paula Jones (C) flanked by her attornerys Don Campbell (L) Wes Holmes (background) and her husband Stephen Jones (R) reviews legal documents at Jones' attorneys offices in Dallas, Texas April 15, 1998. (REUTERS/STR New)
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It's the Law: Non-compete clauses
Monday, 1 November, 2010Lawyer Stephanie Fuld of BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva talks through the specifics of that non-compete clause you may find in your employment contract. Though it likely meant little to you when you agreed to it, it has plenty of potential to create problems for you when you are off to new pastures:
This photograph shows the left hand of US President Barack Obama signing the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington DC, USA, 22 July 2010. (KEYSTONE/Michael Reynolds)
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It's the Law: Social security, part 2
Monday, 25 October, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva continues with her rundown of Swiss social security by explaining the second and third pillars of the system:
Traveling pensioners walk down a platform in the main train station in Zurich, Switzerland, pictured on September 29, 2009. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)
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It's the Law: Social security
Monday, 18 October, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva gives a legal primer on the Swiss social security system:
Traveling pensioners walk down a platform in the main train station in Zurich, Switzerland, pictured on September 29, 2009. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)
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It's the Law: Immigration for non-EU nationals
Monday, 11 October, 2010Legal expert Stéphanie Fuld, from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva, joins Susan Flory to talk about common immigration-related issues faced by non-EU nationals:
U.S. passport (WRS)
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It's the Law: Immigration for EU nationals
Monday, 4 October, 2010This week, lawyer Stéphanie Fuld concentrates on immigration issues for EU nationals:
A European flag flies in Berlin, Germany, June 4, 2009. In the next four days, some 350 million people in the 27 EU member states may cast their votes in the EU elections. In Germany and 18 other countries the election will take place on 07 June. (KEYSTONE/EPA/RAINER JENSEN)
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It's the Law: Working on Sunday
Monday, 27 September, 2010Stéphanie Fuld explains how exceptions are the rule when it comes to working on a Sunday in Switzerland:
Online trader Raymond Firetag works from his home in Sacramento, California in this undated handout photo. After 14 years in real estate, the 43-year old now makes bets on the world's biggest currency pairs, such as the euro/dollar, dollar/Swiss francs, and sterling/yen, on a laptop hooked up to four monitors in his house. (REUTERS/Ho New)
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It's the Law: Work hours, breaks and overtime
Monday, 20 September, 2010Legal expert Stéphanie Fuld of BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva explains the ins and outs of work hours, rest breaks and overtime:
A woman smokes a cigarette and drinks a cup of coffee at the office, pictured on February 22, 2007 in Zurich, Switzerland. (KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)
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It's the Law: Employment contracts
Monday, 13 September, 2010Job contracts come in all shapes and sizes in Switzerland. Lawyer Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva spells out what exactly constitutes an employment contract under Swiss Law:
Coach of German national soccer team Joachim Loew, right, watches the President of German soccer federation Theo Zwanziger sign a contract in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Loew signed a contract with the German soccer Federation for the next two years. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo//Ralph Orlowski,Pool)
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It's the Law: Helicopter view of the Swiss system, part 2
Monday, 6 September, 2010Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva delves into separation of powers and Switzerland’s well-known neutrality.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court building in Lausanne. (Photo by Roland Zumbühl/Picswiss)
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It's the Law: A helicopter view of the Swiss system
Tuesday, 31 August, 2010Susan Flory is joined by Stéphanie Fuld from BCCC Attorneys-at-Law in Geneva who gives us a crash course on some of the peculiarities of Swiss law, on typically Swiss rights and on federalism: 
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