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Argentina
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Esta resolución se suma a otras medidas, como el Programa Qualitas 190, para implementar el Convenio n.° 190 de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo en la Argentina.
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
La resolución de la Inspección General de Justicia busca garantizar los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQI+ y de las personas con discapacidades o con enfermedades poco frecuentes, para promover una sociedad más diversa, inclusiva y equitativa.
Brazil
Littler Mendelson
The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape.
Koury Lopes Advogados
O prefeito de São Paulo sancionou, no dia 7, a Lei 18.020/2023, que inclui no calendário do município o Dia do Combate ao Antissemitismo e Fascismo...
L&E Global
Law 14,611 was enacted on 4 July 2023, amending the provision of the Brazilian Labour Code (CLT) that establishes equal pay for equal work, and introducing measures to ensure wage equality...
Ius Laboris
A new law aims to strengthen Brazil's pay equality framework. On 3 July 2023, Brazil implemented a new law aimed at enhancing existing regulations on salary equality.
Koury Lopes Advogados
Nos últimos meses, o Governo Federal anunciou uma série de iniciativas que poderão impactar as relações trabalhistas, dentre os quais destacamos...
Colombia
L&E Global
Recent case law specified that the identification of disability based on the percentages provided for in the law is compatible for all cases that occurred before the entry into force of the Convention...
Costa Rica
Littler Mendelson
On December 13, 2023, the Legislative Chamber of Costa Rica passed Bill No. 23,449, "Protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales"...
Ecuador
WTW
Ecuador's Violet Economy Law is intended to promote the employment of women and the equal treatment of men and women in the workplace, including with regard to family-related leaves.
Mexico
Sainz Abogados
Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Mexico, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Additions to the list of occupational diseases and permanent disabilities. On December 4, 2023, a bill was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation...
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
This week, November 5–11, 2023, Mexico's Congress has continued to make progress on several legislative items that would amend the Federal Labor Law (FLL), including bills to amend or increase...
Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton
Convention 190 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the first international treaty specifically addressing violence and harassment.
WTW
Congress is considering various draft bills that would change the Federal Labor Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo – LFT) to, among other things, reduce the maximum normal...
Ius Laboris
ILO Convention 190 is now in effect in Mexico, with further reforms expected. On 6 July 2023, the International Labor Organization's Convention 190 on Violence and Harassment entered into full force and effect in Mexico.
Puerto Rico
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
On January 26, 2024, Puerto Rico enacted Law 27-2024, which exempts certain remote workers and their employers from complying with Puerto Rico's employment laws.
Littler Mendelson
A new law in Puerto Rico provides several pay and anti-discrimination protections for athletes on account of their pregnancies.
Littler Mendelson
The governor of Puerto Rico recently signed into law amendments to Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, "Act for the Prevention and Intervention with Domestic Violence."
WTW
The Dominican Republic's government-paid paternity leave was struck down as unconstitutional, with efforts continuing to move toward gender equality in paid parental leave.
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