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
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
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Brazil ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Regulations ,
Vaccinations ,
Vaccine Passports ,
Workplace Safety
On May 27, 2020, the Governor of the State of São Paulo, Brazil unveiled the details for reopening the state. The plan, called Conscious Restart, divides the state into 17 areas. Each area can enter into a new reopening phase...more
Even though the coronavirus (COVID-19) has not yet had as much of an impact in Brazil as it has in other countries, large multinational companies with subsidiaries in Brazil have been taking some proactive measures to help...more
3/9/2020
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Brazil ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Leave ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety