Brennet v Paletta: ECJ 2 May 1996

ECJ Judgment – 1. Social security for migrant workers – Sickness insurance – Worker staying in a Member State other than the competent State – Entitlement to benefits necessitated by his state of health – Scope – Cash benefits designed to compensate for the sick worker’ s loss of earnings – Included – Payment of wages
2. Social security for migrant workers – Sickness insurance – Worker staying in a Member State other than the competent State – Incapacity for work – Obligatory recognition – Limits – Production by the employer of evidence supporting a finding of abuse or fraudulent conduct on the part of the worker – Whether permissible – Worker required to produce additional evidence – Not permissible

Citations:

C-206/94, [1996] EUECJ C-206/94

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Statutes:

Council Regulation No 1408/71 22(1)(a)(ii), Council Regulation No 574/72 18

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Updated: 03 June 2022; Ref: scu.161396