New Regulatory Requirements -
Companies with employees in Brazil have until May 26, 2025, to revise their Brazil Risk Management Program (PGR) to include psychosocial risks....more
2/25/2025
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
International Labor Laws ,
Mental Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Safety
In 2017, companies in Brazil welcomed changes to its labor code that introduced the option for securing enforceable releases to employment law claims. The changes to the labor code included allowing parties to seek a...more
In July 2023, the Brazilian Congress passed a law with new and more stringent rules relating to equal pay, with a particular focus on the gender pay gap. The law requires a number of measures be implemented to make...more
The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape.
Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it...more
The Brazil Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”) on August 15, 2023 released a draft of the International Transfer of Personal Data Regulation (“Regulation Draft”) and the standard contractual clauses (“SCCs”) for public comment....more
The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter Littler publishes on a quarterly basis to provide a general update on global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries in the American, EMEA, and APAC...more
Is your subsidiary in Brazil required to have an Internal Committee for the Prevention of Accidents (“Comissão Interna de Prevenção de Acidentes e Assédio” or “CIPA”)? If so, you have until March 20, 2023, to update your...more
On March 28, 2022, the Brazilian government published a new Provisional Measure that, among other matters, modifies some of the provisions of the Labor Code relating to remote work that could have a significant impact on...more
Ordinance that Restricted Employers’ Ability to Impose Vaccination Mandates Is Partially Suspended -
New Order or Decree -
On November 1, 2021, Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Welfare (a body of the Federal Government)...more
2/7/2022
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Complaint Procedures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Remote Working ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Deviating from recent labor courts’ decisions and Labor Prosecutor’s Office recommendations, on November 1, 2021, Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Welfare (a body of the Federal Government) issued Ordinance # 620/2021,...more
11/3/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Brazil ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Regulations ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Workplace Safety
The minimum monthly salary requirement for “hyper-sufficient” employees has gone up in Brazil. Companies with operations in Brazil that employ this distinct category of employees will therefore need to verify whether the...more
On January 14, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Economy issued an ordinance fixing the 2020 maximum payout amount of social security retirement benefits at R$6,101.06, representing a 4.48% increase to the maximum payout rate...more
1/23/2020
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Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retirement ,
Salaried Employees ,
Social Security Benefits ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
With less than a year remaining before Brazil's General Data Protection Law (referred to as the LGPD) takes effect, HR professionals should start preparing.
Originally Published in of SHRM - January 2020....more
1/10/2020
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Compliance Management Systems ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Personal Use of Employer Property ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Risk Management
Provisional Measure # 905 (“PM”), published on November 12, 2019, establishes a new type of labor relationship in Brazil. The PM aims to reduce the alarmingly high unemployment rate affecting younger workers in the country,...more
1/7/2020
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Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Salaried Employees ,
Unduly Burdensome ,
Unemployment ,
Wage and Hour
Brazil continues to streamline employer submissions of required employment data by integrating more workplace reporting requirements into the eSocial system. Coming on the heels of the Economic Freedom Act (Law 13.874/2019),...more
On September 20, 2019, Law 13.874/2019 was enacted and is already in effect. This law, known as the Economic Freedom Act, modifies a few bodies of law, including Law 12.682/2012 that specifically sets procedures to create and...more
The Brazilian President signed into law the Provisory Measure (MP) # 873 on March 1, 2019. The MP # 873 modified and deleted some provisions of the Brazilian Labor Code (CLT) relating to union dues. When the CLT was modified...more
4/19/2019
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Conciliation ,
Employment Litigation ,
International Labor Laws ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Mediation ,
New Regulations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Testimony ,
Union Dues ,
Unions ,
Videoconference ,
WhatsApp
Brazil’s New Data Privacy Law -
New Legislation Enacted -
On August 14, 2018, Brazil enacted its first omnibus data protection law, to become effective in February 2020. ...more
10/19/2018
/ Brazil ,
Data Protection ,
Data Transfers ,
Employment Records ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Outsourcing ,
Personal Data ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements
New eSocial System Implemented -
Upcoming Deadline for Legal Compliance -
As of July 16, 2018, small- and medium-sized companies are required to use the eSocial reporting system implemented by large companies earlier...more
On July 11, 2017, the Brazilian Senate approved the Labor Reform Bill, which is now before the president for signing. The Labor Reform Bill is one of the current administration's main projects to reignite the economy and make...more
7/13/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Brazil ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Definition ,
Equal Pay ,
Global Market ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Outsourcing ,
Telecommuting ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour