Juridique et Administratif

🚀 On May 14, 2025, U.S. legislators introduced the Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act to potentially lift the 1973 ban on supersonic flights over the U.S., provided they produce no sonic boom. This bipartisan effort involves Senator Ted Budd, Rep. Troy Nehls, and Rep. Sharice Davids. Boom Supersonic's test achieved Mach 1.12 without a sonic boom. Boom plans to create 1,700 jobs by 2030 in Greensboro, NC, supported by a $100 million public investment. San Antonio, TX, hosts Overture's engine factory.

💸 Since April 1, 2025, the income ceiling considered for calculating French Social Security daily allowances (IJSS) has decreased from 1.8 times the minimum wage (€3,243.24 gross) to 1.4 times (€2,522.52 gross). This reduction obligates employers, who must maintain salary in case of employee sick leave, to pay a larger complementary part. Employees on sick leave receive IJSS from CPAM and salary maintenance from employers, varying by seniority and absence length. Conditions for salary maintenance include at least one year of seniority, providing a medical certificate within 48 hours, and receiving Social Security coverage. Salary is maintained without delay for work accidents or professional illnesses, otherwise, a 7-day waiting period applies. Salary maintenance starts at 90% of gross pay for 30 days, then 66.66% for the next 30 days, with additional days added for every five years of seniority, up to a maximum of 90 days for each period. Employers' additional remuneration takes into account Social Security payments, without exceeding the net pay the employee would have earned if they had worked.

📝 In the online reputation race, companies contemplate rewarding customers for reviews, raising legal and ethical questions. Offering rewards—discounts, promotional gifts, gift cards, loyalty points, raffle entries, or exclusive access—might alter the perceived objectivity of reviews. French consumer law (article L. 121-2) deems deceptive any false or misleading commercial practice, including on product characteristics or pricing. Norms like NF Z74-501/ISO 20488, while voluntary, dictate genuine consumer reviews without compensation. Legal sanctions for deceptive practices can reach €75,000 for individuals and €375,000 for legal entities, with additional penalties including imprisonment. Online platforms like Google Business Profile may remove reviews or profiles and reduce search visibility for rule violations. Guest Suite's strategy avoids incentivizing reviews, suggesting automated customer solicitation and satisfaction surveys as alternative approaches for authentic feedback. Guest Suite claims to boost client reviews by 200%, with 90% positivity, via unlimited surveys and automated review collection, including AI responses.

🚀 Sysdream reported 604 cyber incidents in the aviation sector in 2024, down from 764 in 2023. Airports faced the majority with 337 attacks, airlines had 97, mostly for data breaches. The Air Force and civil aviation authorities reported about 20 each. DDoS attacks accounted for 85% (513 incidents), ransomware for 52 cases, and there were 31 data leaks. NoName057(16), a pro-Russian hacktivist group, was responsible for 132 of the total incidents. The US, Israel, and France were top targets, with France experiencing 49 incidents, coinciding with hosting the Paris Olympics.

💸 In the competitive insurance sector, a strong marketing strategy is essential for agents, brokers, and marketers to stand out, meet insureds' expectations, and avoid being lost in the crowd. The article unveils 10 innovative marketing tips for boosting insurance activity, emphasizing the importance of customer education, Google Business Profile optimization, gamification with interactive simulators, creating special offers for member retention, leveraging customer testimonials and online reviews, offering free insurance diagnostics, and responding to all reviews. Guest Suite assists over 10,000 sales points in enhancing online reputation and local visibility, providing tools for review management, local marketing, and customer satisfaction analysis.

📄 Sophie Primas, spokesperson for the French Government, announced on TF1 on April 23, 2025, that employers hiring apprentices preparing for a diploma level of bac +3 or higher will now have a remaining charge of €750. This measure, resulting from negotiations with social partners and aiming to save between €93 and €140 million annually, is part of the 2025 Finance Law. The application decree is pending, following discussions to reform the "inflationary" apprenticeship training financing as per a November 2024 Igas report.

📝 In a ruling dated March 6, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal (CA Paris, Pôle 6 – Chambre 2, RG n° 24/02319) declared the dismissal of a protected employee invalid due to the employer's failure to consult with the labor inspectorate prior to considering the employee's voluntary job abandonment as resignation. This case followed the law (n° 2022-1598) of December 21, 2022, and the decree (n° 2023-275) of April 17, 2023, establishing a "presumption of resignation" process, which requires employer intervention and a 15-day justification period after a formal notice. The court ordered the employee's reinstatement, setting a cautious precedent for handling protected employees' departures despite the absence of a definitive ruling from the Court of Cassation.

📅 Employers must inform employees of the paid leave period 2 months before it starts and announce the leave order 1 month prior to departure. A recent ruling by the Cour de Cassation on April 9, 2025, case number 23-17.723, asserts that if an employee claims unpaid leave, the employer must prove they facilitated the leave-taking. Employers failing to ensure leave can be taken may face payment for untaken leave and additional damages. GHR Social Department advises employers to notify staff of remaining leave before May's end and encourage them to use it, especially without company carry-over practices.