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Violence
Intimate Partner Violence and Partner Murder
Whether denial of bringing service dogs because of hygiene considerations amounts to disability discrimination – caselaw from the Board
Whether a teacher’s power of attorney agreement with her labour union and a subsequent settlement between the union and the employer precludes the teacher from taking her age discrimination complaint to the Board of Equal Treatment and the courts
Sexual harassment in Denmark
Supreme Court ruled that it did not constitute discrimination because of disability to dismiss a swimming instructor who had been granted a flex job because of her diagnoses of anxiety, depression and ADHD. The employer had fulfilled its obligation to provide reasonable accommodation
Supreme Court rules that the dismissal of a teacher, who did not want to work on a Saturday because of his religion, did not constitute indirect discrimination because of religion or belief
Eastern High Court rules that differential treatment based on the legal criterion ‘immigrant or descendant from non-Western countries’ does not constitute discrimination based on ‘ethnic origin’
New bill on protection against age discrimination in recruitment
Launch of National Action Plan against antisemitism. Decision to draw up a National Action Plan against Racism
Equal treatment of transgender, gender identity
Equal treatment between female and male health insurance policyholders
Requirement to use the word ‘psych’ on the vest of a service dog
Travel agency refused a woman with a disability to bring her electric scooter on a bus trip to France
Equal pay between female and male dominated professions
Denial of tort compensation for unjustified loss of a social service
Electricity company refused to provide a deaf person with a written offer
Conflicts between an employee using a guide dog and employees being allergic to dogs
Job advertisements on Facebook only shown on certain Facebook profiles
Whether requirements of face masks due to COVID-19 constitute discrimination
Equal access to social security rights during leave related to pregnancy and childbirth for employees and self-employed
Danish law prohibiting discrimination due to disability does not involve an obligation to provide reasonable accommodation outside the labour market area
Danish law prohibiting discrimination due to disability does not involve an obligation to provide reasonable accommodation outside the labour market area
Dismissal of an employee due to flexibility as indirect gender discrimination
Denial of service
Country reports
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 01 January 2022
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2022
Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 - State of affairs 1 January 2021
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 01 January 2021
State of affairs 1 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 01 January 2020
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 01 January 2019
State of affairs 1 January 2019
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 01 January 2018
State of affairs 01 January 2018
State of affairs 01 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2017
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2016
State of affairs 01 January 2016
How are EU rules transposed into national law? State of affairs 1 January 2015
State of affairs 01 January 2015
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2014?
State of affairs 01 January 2014
Included in report: Gender Equality Law in 33 European Countries: How are EU rules transposed into national law in 2013?
State of affairs 01 January 2013
