Associate Partner
Yu-Jung Lee
Education
Ph.D. program, National Chengchi University
LL. M., National Chengchi University
Special Audit Student, Osaka University Graduate School of Law
LL. B., National Chengchi University
Admission
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Past & Current Positions
Deputy Secretary-General, Taiwan Labor Law Association (from 2020 to present)
Visiting Researcher in University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics (2019)
Researcher, the research project of “the Agreement, Alternation, and Control of Labor Contract,” sponsored by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (2019)
Volunteer Counsel for Labor Disputes, Department of Labor, Taipei City Government (2019)
Associate, Formosan Brothers Attorneys-At-Law (from 2018 to 2019)
Master Thesis Award Winner, Taiwan Labor Law Association (2018)
Research Assistant, the research project of “The Protection of Labors’ Private Right in the Labor Relationship,” sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (2017)
Research Assistant, the research project of “Adjustment of Labor Law and Regulations for Teleworking,” sponsored by the Ministry of Labor (2015)
Research Assistant, the research project of “Integration Research of the Interaction Field of Civil Property Law and the Civil Procedure,” sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (from 2014 to 2015)
Research Assistant, the research project of “The Types and Controversial Issues of Professional Services (Engagement) Contracts,” sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology (2014)
Teaching Assistant to the courses of General Principles of Civil Law, General Provisions and Particular Types of Obligations of Civil Law, and the Consumer Protection Act, National Chengchi University, School of Law (from 2013 to 2017)
Experience
Mr. Lee passed the bar examination with the sixth highest scores in 2014 (without grouping). He served as research and teaching assistant in graduate school in several fields of law, including general principles of the Civil Law, general provisions and particular types of obligations under the Civil Law and the Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Lee specializes in the contract law, civil liability and damages, and labor law, and his master thesis “A Study on Restrictions on Comparative Negligence in the Case of Civil Liability for Damages of Occupational Accidents” was awarded as outstanding research by the Taiwan Labor Law Association. Mr. Lee currently is taking doctorate program at the National Chengchi University, School of Law. He was selected by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association as Visiting Researcher to the University of Tokyo in 2019. Mr. Lee has profound understanding of both the theory and practice of Labor Law in Taiwan and Japan.
Mr. Lee is experienced of assisting renown local and foreign enterprises in handling employment disputes, dealing with administrative relief regarding labor law administrative sanctions, massive dismissal, reviewing labor contracts, working rules and human resource regulations, and establishing labor law compliance framework.
Mr. Lee also has experiences in lecturing. He was invited to lecture the labor law and regulation issues at several conferences for enterprises and Executive-MBA students. The lecture topics cover the compliance with the labor law and regulations, corporate governance, employment disputes, employment discrimination and the management and labor council, and the audiences of the lectures are often HR officers, legal consuls, high managers, directors and supervisors of enterprises.
Publications
- “A Discussion on Disputes Regarding the Legal Relationship of Seafarer Employment Contracts: Focusing on Employer Identification, Contract Nature, Applicable Law, and Contract Term” (Taiwan Journal of Maritime Law, No. 39, 2023/06)
- “Unjust Enrichment from Foreign Laborers Working Outside the Agreed Scope—A Commentary on Tainan Branch of the Taiwan High Court Civil Judgment No. 110, 2016, of Shang-Yi” (Angle Lawyer Empowerment, No. 22, 2024/01)
- “Can a Worker Schedule Special Leave ‘After the Fact’—A Commentary on Taipei High Administrative Court Judgment No. 1496, 2020, of Su” (Legal Aid and Society Review, No. 11, 2023/09)
- “Practical Issues Regarding the Act for Protection of Workers in Mass Layoffs” (Taiwan Bar Journal, Vol. 26, No. 12, 2022/12)
- “A Preliminary Study on the Current Status and Issues of Labor Mediation in Practice (Part I)” (Taiwan Bar Journal, Vol. 26, No. 6, 2022/06)
- “Employer’s Impossibility of Performance and Wage Risk Bearing Upon Unlawful Dismissal of a Worker—A Commentary on Supreme Court Civil Judgment No. 412, 2018, of Tai-Shang” (Legal Aid and Society Review, No. 8, 2022/03)
- “Prohibiting Salary ‘Negotiable’ if Regular Salary Is Below NT$40,000—A Discussion on Article 5, Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 6 of the Employment Service Act” (Court Case Times, No. 91, 2020/01)
- Practice Issues in the Labor Standards Act (Co-authored and Edited by Taiwan Labor Law Association) (Angle Publishing Co., Ltd., 2022/09)
- Engineering Legal Practice and Analysis (VIII)—100 Important Matters from Commencement to Completion and Warranty (Co-authored) (Angle Publishing Co., Ltd., 2019/09)
- “On the Limitation of Contributory Negligence in Occupational Accident Damages” (Master’s Thesis, National Chengchi University Department of Law, 2017/06)
- “Can Companies Prohibit Employees from Traveling Abroad?” (Co-authored) (The News Lens, 2020/04)
- “If I am Required to Undergo Home Isolation/Quarantine, Does My Company Have to Pay Me?” (Co-authored) (The News Lens)
- “Can I Refuse My Company’s Request to Go on a Business Trip to China?” (Co-authored) (The News Lens, 2020/03)
- “Can an Employer Implement Unpaid Leave Without My Consent?” (Co-authored) (The News Lens, 2020/03)
- “Analysis of the Latest Amended Provisions of the Labor Standards Act—Good News for Dispatched Workers” (Co-authored) (Commercial Times, 2019/05)
- “Labor Law Express, EP05 | Is a Car Accident on the Way to/from Work an Occupational Accident? Is the Company Responsible?” (Mirror Voice, 2022/03)
- “Labor Law Express, EP09 | When a Labor-Management Dispute Occurs, What Legal Solutions Are Available? How Should I Choose?” (Mirror Voice, 2022/04)