Ana Paula Delsol Espada

• Assists human resources departments of Mexican and foreign companies in day-to-day labor issues, ensuring compliance with the Federal Labor Law.
• Assists companies in analyzing the strategy for hiring employees and/or independent contractors in Mexico, as well as in the analysis of risks and implementation of measures to reduce them.
• Assists companies in the implementation of mandatory documents and compliance with statutory formalities, such as individual employment contracts, acknowledgment letters, addendums, internal work regulations, handbooks, policies, and others necessary to comply with the provisions of the Federal Labor Law.
• Assists in the analysis and implementation of benefits provided to employees in Mexico and ensure compliance with Mexican Law.
• Assists in planning and executing employment terminations with or without cause, including analyzing the characteristics of the termination to define the best route to follow and advice on calculating statutory severance.
• Assists in attending labor audits practiced by the Labor Ministry to companies in Mexico, including the preparation of defense strategy and attend the audit in all its stages, including the resolution.
• Assists in objecting the resolution imposed by the Labor Ministry, risen from the labor audits previously practiced, through a nullity claim filed before the Administrative Court Justice.
• Has assisted and participated in the process of employer substitution, from the planning of the strategy to its conclusion, including the preparation of documents, registration with Mexican authorities, preparation and notification to employees.
• Has assisted and participated in the compliance of outsourcing schemes, from the analysis of the corporate structure to its conclusion, including the preparation of memorandums, documents, work and coordination with tax and corporate lawyers, as well as the implementation of actions and processes necessary to comply with the rules of the outsourcing of personnel.
• Has assisted in analyzing and ensuring compliance with NOMs related to labor relations and health and safety in the workplace.

Education

• LL.M., Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2019
• Law degree, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, 2014

Admission to Practice

• Mexico

• March 25, 2019 – SHRM Online – “How to Legally End Mexican Work Relationships”