{"id":11966,"date":"2025-11-26T13:41:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/?p=11966"},"modified":"2025-11-26T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:09:17","slug":"claims-for-damages-in-germany-under-article-82-gdpr-current-case-law-and-key-takeaways-for-employers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/en\/claims-for-damages-in-germany-under-article-82-gdpr-current-case-law-and-key-takeaways-for-employers\/","title":{"rendered":"Claims for Damages in Germany under Article 82 GDPR \u2013 Current Case Law and Key Takeaways for Employers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11966\" class=\"elementor elementor-11966 elementor-11953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b06376 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Article 15 GDPR, alleging violations of data protection provisions.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-651ec2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"651ec2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e021f0\" data-id=\"9e021f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c37a5a elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--color-custom 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The court examined in detail the prerequisites for liability under Article 82 GDPR.<\/p><h2><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/h2><p>A job applicant whose application had been rejected requested comprehensive information and copies of all personal data processed by the company. However, the employer only provided part of the requested information. The applicant then filed a lawsuit, seeking, among other things, compensation for non-material damage of at least EUR 5,000.<\/p><h2><strong>Court\u2019s Decision<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Hamburg Higher Labour Court dismissed the claim, holding that <strong>not all of the conditions required under Article 82 GDPR<\/strong> were met.<\/p><p>According to this provision, a claim for damages requires the <strong>cumulative fulfilment<\/strong> of three elements:<\/p><ol><li>A violation of the GDPR,<\/li><li>The occurrence of damage (material or non-material), and<\/li><li>A causal link between the violation and the damage suffered.<\/li><\/ol><p>The court referred to the interpretation of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its judgment of 11 April 2024 (C-741\/21). The CJEU held that negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, or a feeling of loss of control over personal data may, in principle, constitute non-material damage \u2014 but only where such feelings are objectively justified and substantiated by the specific circumstances of the case.<\/p><p>According to the LAG Hamburg, the following circumstances are <strong>not sufficient<\/strong> to establish compensable non-material damage:<\/p><ul><li>an abstract fear of potential misuse of data,<\/li><li>stress or discomfort arising from the legal proceedings themselves,<\/li><li>a <strong>mere feeling of loss of control<\/strong> over personal data due to incomplete disclosure<strong>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h2><strong>Practical Takeaways for Employers<\/strong><\/h2><ol><li><h3><strong>Duty to provide complete and timely access under Article 15 GDPR<\/strong><\/h3><\/li><\/ol><p>Employers must respond to data access requests carefully, fully, and within the statutory time limits. An incomplete or delayed response may already constitute a breach of the GDPR.<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><h3><strong>Importance of thorough documentation<\/strong><\/h3><\/li><\/ol><p>Employers should document the entire process of handling access requests \u2014 from receipt of the request to delivery of the response. Such documentation can be crucial evidence in the event of a legal dispute.<\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><h3><strong>Burden of proof lies with the claimant<\/strong><\/h3><\/li><\/ol><p>The person seeking compensation must prove that the data protection breach actually caused damage or a tangible impairment. A mere violation of the GDPR, without evidence of actual harm, does <strong>not automatically<\/strong> give rise to a right to compensation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a428a14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a428a14\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdb6132\" data-id=\"bdb6132\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fae555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fae555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/en\">Grau Rechtsanw\u00e4lte PartGmbB<\/a>\u00a0advises audits and supports companies in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/en\/data-protection\/\">the area of data protection<\/a>\u00a0also as an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/en\/data-protection-officer\/\">external data protection officer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graulaw.eu\/de\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e378f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e378f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc48086\" data-id=\"dc48086\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f43554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f43554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you have any further questions, please contact our law firm on +49 (0) 40 180 364 020 or <a href=\"mailto:kontakt@graulaw.eu\">kontakt@graulaw.eu<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applicants and employees are increasingly asserting claims for damages following access requests under Article 15 GDPR, alleging violations of data protection provisions. 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