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Regulation of the salary transparency report

The long-awaited regulation of the salary transparency report and compensation criteria, published on November 27 by the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) through MTE Ordinance 3,714/23, brought in as main innovations: the definition that the...
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STF resumes judgment of ADPF 488

On June 23, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) resumed the judgment of Argument of Breach of a Fundamental Precept (ADPF) 488, regarding the inclusion of companies from the same economic group in labor executions. ADPF 488 was filed on October...
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Labor Reform and taxation

The Labor Reform (Law 13.467/17) changed, among other points, rules on the breaks for rest and feeding during the working day. Before the Labor Reform, in force since November 11, 2017, there were discussions about whether the payment resulting...
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eSocial’s Labor lawsuit events are postponed again

Scheduled for July 1, 2023, the deadline for the entry into production of eSocial labor lawsuit events was again postponed, as the Federal Government reported in a note issued on June 30, without the definition of a new date. In addition to...
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Caution in preparing the new pay transparency report

In our article on Law 14,611/23, which deals with equal pay and compensation criteria between women and men, we highlighted that the main innovation of the new law is the obligation to publish a biannual transparency report on pay and compensation...
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New Law on equal pay for women and men: what are the next steps for companies?

Signed on July 3rd by President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, Law 14,611/23 establishes that the equality of wage and compensation criteria between women and men will be mandatory in cases of work of equal value or in the exercise of the same...
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New timeline for labor lawsuit events in eSocial defined

After a new extension of the production date for labor lawsuit events, the new version of the eSocial Guidance Manual has set July 1st of this year as the new deadline for the information related to these events. All final and unappealable...
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SAF: What about the players' contracts?

Law 14,193/21, which regulates the Soccer Corporation (SAF) - also known as the SAF Law - was enacted in October of 2021. Since then, some clubs, such as Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Vasco da Gama, América-MG, and, more recently, Clube Atlético Mineiro,...
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STF softens decision on layoffs

In the judgment of a motion for clarification in Extraordinary Appeal 999.435, which occurred in April, the STF established that the requirement of prior labor union intervention applies only to layoffs that occur after publication of the minutes...

STF suspends labor executions on Topic 1.232

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) ordered on Thursday, May 25, national suspension of the processing of all labor executions related to the issue controverted in Topic 1.232 of the General Repercussion Issues Management, pending definitive judgment...
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Ethnic and racial information becomes mandatory

Published on April 24th, Law 14,553/23 brings in changes to the Racial Equality Act (Law 12,288/10). The new law creates an obligation to include employees' racial and ethnic information in corporate documents containing individualized information...

Regulation of telehealth and occupational medical examinations

During the covid-19 pandemic, since in-person medical examinations were not allowed, the federal government issued Law 13,989/20, which allowed the use of telemedicine for the duration of the public health emergency. However, with the declaration...

Sexual and moral harassment: what is the role of the new CIPA?

The deadline for companies to adapt their Internal Committees for Accident Prevention (CIPA) to the terms of MTP Ordinance 4,219/22 and Law 14,457/22 ends on March 20th and 21st of this year, respectively, but few companies are already prepared....

Mass lay-offs at companies under judicial reorganization

Various businesses in Brazil have recently been suffering the consequences of the aridity of the current economic scenario. Often the organizations affected invite their creditors to discuss possible adjustments in their debt payments and at the...

The return, not celebrated, of bad smoking habits

Redesigned, but no less dangerous, it has made its presence felt in conversation circles in front of the large commercial buildings in Brazil's urban centers. After 17 years of prohibition and a strong campaign to raise awareness about the health...

For labor law, per diems and reimbursement of expenses are different budget items

Published by the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil (RFB) at the end of last year, Cosit Opinion Letter 63/22 answers a question about the legal nature, for tax purposes, of the sums paid to employees to cover expenses with internet and electricity...

Changes on labor process events in eSocial

After the extension of the deadline for launching labor lawsuits events on eSocial, a new consolidated version of the eSocial Guidance Manual was made available on January 24, with new changes. This latest version extends to April 1 the initial...

Extension of maternity leave: unanswered questions

The Brazilian Supreme Court (“STF”) determined, in November of 2022, the extension of the period of maternity leave for mothers of newborns who remain hospitalized for more than two weeks.[1] The decision was taken in the judgment on the merits...

Deadline for launching labor lawsuits events on eSocial extended

Initially scheduled for January 16, along with the implementation of the S-1.1 version of eSocial, the production of the Events S-2500, S-2501, S-3500 and S-5501 was extended to April 1 this year. Companies will therefore only be able to access...

Changes brought by eSocial version S-1.1

Created by the federal government with the edition of the Decree 8,373/14, eSocial is a system for collecting and storing information in a virtual environment. Any person who hires a service provider or individual and has some labor, social...

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