A new General Labor Law (NGLL) was enacted by Law No. 12/23, of 27 December 2023, which came into force on March 26, 2024.The NGLL repealed the former General Labor Law (approved by Law No. 7/15, of June 15, 2015),...more
Under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (known as the Closing Loopholes Act), as of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of employees’ wages and certain benefits will be a criminal offense, with a maximum of 10 years’...more
El pasado 1 de diciembre de 2023, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo general a $248.93 pesos diarios y $374.89 pesos diarios en la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte, a partir...more
On December 1, 2023, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) agreed to increase the general minimum wage to $248.93 pesos per day and $374.89 pesos per day in the Free Economic Zone of the...more
El 08 de junio de 2023, la Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-037-STPS-2023 Teletrabajo-Condiciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo...more
On June 8, 2023, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published the Official Mexican Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023 Telework-Safety and Health Conditions at Work (“NOM-037” or "Standard") in the Official Gazette of the...more
El 27 de diciembre de 2022 se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la reforma a los artículos 76 y 78 de la Ley Federal del Trabajo. Esta reforma modifica los días de vacaciones a los cuales los empleados tienen...more
On December 27, 2022, the amendment to Articles 76 and 78 of the Federal Labor Law was published in the Official Federal Gazette. This amendment modifies the vacation days to which employees are entitled, increasing from 6 to...more
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. In Part I of this...more
The World Cup starts November 20, 2022 and will end in mid-December. Soccer fans from around the globe will be tuning in for the matches, or perhaps even attending in person. We thought we’d set up our own employment law...more
On April 28, 2022, two decrees were published in the Official Gazette of Mexico amending several articles of the Federal Labor Law.
The first decree establishes the employer’s obligation to grant employees the necessary...more
El 28 de abril de 2022 se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación dos decretos mediante los cuales se reforman diversos artículos de la Ley Federal del Trabajo...more
Mexico Increases the General Minimum Wage -
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On December 1, 2021, the National Minimum Wage Commission (CONASAMI for its acronym in Spanish) agreed to increase Mexico’s general minimum wage to $172.87...more
El 01 de diciembre de 2021, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo general a $172.87 pesos diarios y $260.34 pesos por día en la Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte, a partir del 1...more
On December 1, 2021, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) agreed to increase Mexico’s general minimum wage to $172.87 Mexican pesos per day, and $260.34 Mexican pesos per day in the...more
El día de hoy se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el decreto que reforma la Ley Federal del Trabajo (“LFT”), la Ley del Seguro Social, la Ley del Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores,...more
4/26/2021
On Friday, April 23, 2021, a decree that reforms labor outsourcing in Mexico was published in the Federation’s Official Gazette. This new decree amends the outsourcing provisions of the Federal Labor Law (FLL), the Social...more
El 16 de Diciembre de 2020, la Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos (CONASAMI), acordó aumentar el salario mínimo a $141.70 pesos diarios, a partir del 1 de enero de 2021. Aparentemente al salario mínimo actual se le...more
On December 16, 2020, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) announced that Mexico’s minimum wage would increase to $141.70 Mexican pesos per day, effective January 1, 2021. It appears...more
El día 9 de diciembre de 2020, el Senado de la República aprobó la reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo (“LFT”) en materia de teletrabajo, misma que ya fue aprobada por la Cámara de Diputados el pasado martes, 08 de...more
On December 9, 2020, Mexico’s Senate approved a bill amending the Federal Labor Law (FLL) regarding telework, which the House of Representatives passed the day before. While President López Obrador could return the bill to...more
El 12 de noviembre de 2020, el Presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador formalizó la presentación de su iniciativa para reformar diversas leyes en materia de subcontratación. Durante su conferencia diaria informó que el alcance...more
On November 12, 2020, Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced in a press conference that he is officially introducing an initiative to Congress to reform subcontracting. If approved, the proposal would modify...more
El 30 de marzo de 2020, el Consejo de Salubridad General de México declaró emergencia sanitaria debido a la epidemia generada por el coronavirus (“COVID-19”). El 31 de marzo, la Secretaría de Salud publicó en la edición...more
On March 30, 2020, Mexico’s General Health Council declared a sanitary emergency due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On March 31, the Ministry of Health published in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the...more