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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

MTE Releases Manual On Psychosocial Risks And Reinforces NR-1 Requirements

New material guides companies in managing occupational risks, with emphasis on psychosocial risks, and becomes mandatory on May 26, 2026

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

MTE lança Manual sobre riscos psicossociais e reforça exigências da NR-1

Novo material orienta empresas na gestão de riscos ocupacionais, com destaque para riscos psicossociais, passa a ser obrigatório em 26 de maio de 2026...

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Argentina’s Labour Modernisation Bill: What Employers Need To Know

Argentina’s recently approved Labour Modernisation Bill significantly reshapes employment law in the country, from contract principles and compensation to terminations, unions and platform work.

Argentina Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Constitutional Reform Decree On The Reduction Of The Workweek.

On March 3, 2026, the Official Gazette of the Federation published the "Decree amending Sections IV and XI of Section A of Article 123 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States...

Mexico Employment

O

OLIVARES

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2026 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Avances en el Proceso de Reforma Constitucional sobre Jornada Laboral en México

Mexico Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Work On Holidays In The Retail Sector Will Require Union Authorization

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Trabalho no comércio aos feriados exigirá autorização sindical

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Americas Quarterly Newsletter, January 2026

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Relatório de Igualdade Salarial: prazo até 28 de fevereiro

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Pay Equality Report – Deadline: February 28

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

PR Act 100 Discrimination Claims: Puerto Rico SC Confirms Compulsory Arbitration

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Outlook 2026: Mexico Labor & Employment

Mexico Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Cryptoassets, Corporate Distress And The Challenges Of Asset Tracing In Brazil

Brazil Technology

Rayes e Fagundes Advogados

Professional Council Annual Fees: Pay Close Attention To Charges

Brazil Commercial

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Generative AI, Copyright Law And Public Policy: Balancing The Creation And Use Or Exploitation Of Artistic Works

O

OLIVARES

Venezuela's New Hydrocarbon Framework: Key Considerations For Energy, Financial, And Sanction Sensitive Businesses

Venezuela Energy

FL

Foley & Lardner

Camino hacia el Mundial 2026: Riesgos de Propiedad Intelectual y Consideraciones Legales

VT

Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Argentina’s Labour Modernisation Bill: What Employers Need To Know

Argentina’s recently approved Labour Modernisation Bill significantly reshapes employment law in the country, from contract principles and compensation to terminations, unions and platform work.

Argentina Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

MTE lança Manual sobre riscos psicossociais e reforça exigências da NR-1

Novo material orienta empresas na gestão de riscos ocupacionais, com destaque para riscos psicossociais, passa a ser obrigatório em 26 de maio de 2026...

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

MTE Releases Manual On Psychosocial Risks And Reinforces NR-1 Requirements

New material guides companies in managing occupational risks, with emphasis on psychosocial risks, and becomes mandatory on May 26, 2026

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Avances en el Proceso de Reforma Constitucional sobre Jornada Laboral en México

Mexico Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Work On Holidays In The Retail Sector Will Require Union Authorization

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Trabalho no comércio aos feriados exigirá autorização sindical

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Americas Quarterly Newsletter, January 2026

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Pay Equality Report – Deadline: February 28

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2026 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

On February 20, 2026, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 26-03 ("CL IR 26-03") announcing the applicable 2026...

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Americas Quarterly Newsletter, January 2026

In this Americas regional quarterly newsletter, we review the latest changes in labour law across selected countries in the region.

Worldwide Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Reforma a la Ley de la Caja de Seguro Social de Panamá

Aspectos clave de las enmiendas a la Ley 462, que reforma el régimen de Seguridad Social en Panamá...

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Amendment To Panama's Social Security System

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Aspectos clave de las enmiendas a la Ley 462, que reforma el régimen de Seguridad Social en Panamá

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Relevant Aspects Of Law 462 Of 2025, Which Amends Panama's Social Security System

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Chile's Pension Shakeup: What Companies Need To Know

Chile Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2025 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Public Transport And Its Impact On Employment

Peru Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Pay Equality Report – Deadline: February 28

Companies with 100 or more employees must submit, by February 28, the complementary information on remuneration and pay criteria to the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), through the Emprega Brasil Portal.

Brazil Employment

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims

In Kendall Hope Tucker v. Money Group, 2026 TSPR 9, 217 DPR ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the enforceability of an arbitration clause contained in a private employment contract in the context...

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

PR Act 100 Discrimination Claims: Puerto Rico SC Confirms Compulsory Arbitration

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in Tucker v. Money Group, LLC, 2026 T.S.P.R. 9 (Jan. 27, 2026), holding that individual employees who sign valid arbitration agreements...

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Tribunales Laborales Pueden Ser Competentes Para Resolver Reclamos De Indemnización Por Daño Moral En Vía Laboral

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Labor Courts May Have Jurisdiction To Resolve Compensation Claims For Moral Damages In Labor Proceedings

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Nuevo Precedente Sobre Acoso Sexual Laboral Destaca La Importancia De Las Investigaciones Internas Con Perspectiva De Género

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

New Precedent On Workplace Sexual Harassment Highlights The Importance Of Internal Investigations With A Gender Perspective

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Del papel a la acción: el reto de aplicar el Convenio 190 de la OIT en México con perspectiva de género

Mexico Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Criterion Issued By The Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores Regarding The Amendment To Article 29 Of The INFONAVIT Law

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

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Health & Safety

When Geopolitics Becomes Unpredictable: What Growing Uncertainty Means For Workforce Strategy

Recent developments in Latin America underline how poorly many organisations are prepared for developments that expand the boundaries of what feels possible.

Venezuela Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Puerto Rico OSHA Updates Penalty Structure For Employer Noncompliance

Puerto Rico (PR) OSHA has issued a public notice announcing revisions to the fines and penalties imposed on employers for noncompliance with adopted...

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Chair Law Provisions In Occupational Risk Factors

On Thursday, July 17, 2025, the provisions on occupational risk factors to guarantee the right to rest during the workday of workers who stand while working (the "Provisions")...

Mexico Employment

VW

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Decreto Ejecutivo No. 17 de 2025 – Certificados Médicos de Incapacidad

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Executive Decree No. 17 Of 2025 – Medical Disability Certificates

Panama Employment

IG

Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman

Ley Silla | Disposiciones al descanso para empleados laborando de pie

Mexico Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status For Honduras And Nicaragua, Effective September 8, 2025

Honduras Immigration

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Mexico Issues New Federal Labor Inspection Guidelines: How Do They Impact Employers?

Mexico Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Brazilian Ministry Of Labor And Employment Postpones Effective Date Of NR1 Amendments

Brazil Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

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Latest Videos

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What Is The Status – And Impact – Of The EU Whistleblowing Directive That Is Now In Place For Member States? (Video)

LM

Littler Mendelson

Major Changes To Employment Status In Argentina (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

KLA Reabre As Portas De Escritório Em São Paulo; Confira Vídeo

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Is The UGPP A Payroll Challenge When Doing Business In Colombia (Video)

TG

TMF Group BV

Juan Francisco Mackenna Participate In The Webinar "What Future Expectations Are In The NCRE Market In Chile", Organized By CIREC Week. (Video Content)

C

Carey

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