Indirect discrimination by association. Employer’s obligation to make reasonable accommodation to an employee who provides care for a child with disability

This paper is dedicated to the latest judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU on discrimination by association and its implications. In the judgment of 11 September 2025 in case C-38/24 [Bervidi], G.L. v AB SpA, the Court of Justice of the European Union further developed the con­cept of discrimination by association, holding that EU law also affords protection against indirect discrimination by association on grounds of disability to a worker caring for a child with a disability. The Court further held that the employer is required to provide reasonable accommoda­tion in respect of an employee who, although not himself or herself a person with a disability, is subject to such dis­crimination on account of the assistance provided to his or her child with a disability.

Bibliografia/References

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