Natalia Merino Moreno joined Ogletree Deakins in May 2015 as a law clerk. Previously, she worked for a year in the human resources area of one of Costco’s Wholesale warehouses in Mexico (2015). Natalia is fluent in Spanish and English.
Under the law of Mexico, companies must distribute profit-sharing (PTU) payments to employees by May 30 of each year. This article addresses several frequently asked questions about the PTU requirements.
On December 14, 2022, Mexico’s Senate of the Republic approved the final project to modify Articles 76 and 78 of the Federal Labor Law (FLL), under which employees will be entitled to more mandatory and paid vacation days.
After several months of discussion and uncertainty, on November 3, 2022, Mexico’s Senate of the Republic approved a bill that would modify articles 76 and 78 of Mexico’s Federal Labor Law (FLL) to entitle employees to more paid vacation days.
On October 3, 2022, the last phase of the implementation of Mexico’s Federal Labor Law of 2019 (the “Labor Reform”) amendment became effective, and, consequently, a new labor process before the courts is now a reality in Mexico.
On January 12, 2021, the right to disconnect (known in other countries as the “right to digital disconnection”) became an employment right in Mexico for employees in telework arrangements, with the publication of an amendment to the Federal Labor Law (FLL) in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) the day prior.
The Mexican National Commission on Minimum Wages (Comisión Nacional de los Salarios Mínimos or CONASAMI) approved, by a majority vote on December 01, 2021, an increase to the daily minimum wage applicable in Mexico (including the corresponding amount applicable in the Free Zone of the North Border (Zona Libre de la Frontera Norte or ZLFN).
