Legal Question in Employment Law in Slovakia

I use to work in Europe for US based company. I am not US citizen, however on the base of company internal �Code of Conduct� US employment law is applicable for all company employees world-wide. What is the applicable employment law in this case, an US Federal law or the law of the state my former employer is based? In case of alleging a Wrongful Termination based on a breach of a written or implied employment contract what is the statute of limitation a time period in which a civil suit must be filed according US Federal law (if applicable)? Thank you very much for your answer and support.


Asked on 9/26/12, 2:06 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniela Je�ov� JUDr. Daniela Jezova, LL.M., PhD., attorney at law

My answer is only applicable when you work in Slovakia - it is not specified in your question (only working in Europe).

Firstly the Code of Conduct applies to your situation only when you agreed with terms and conditions stipulated there - it means you signe and consent with this terms.

If you did not gave a prior consent to the Code of Conduct than applies the private international law rules or an international treaty if signed between US and the state were you worked. According to Slovak private international law the law of the state were the work was provided. If you worked for an international company with a seat in different country than applies the law of the state where has the company registred seat. This does not apply in case when the worker is a citizen of a state where he provides the work.

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Answered on 4/05/13, 7:14 am


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