On November 11, 2020, the President of Mexico submitted a bill proposing the amendment of the Federal Labor Law, Social Security Law, National Workers’ Housing Fund Institute Law, Federal Tax Code, Income Tax Law, and Value...more
While essential companies continue to operate in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new set of challenges has appeared on the horizon. Those new challenges come from certain states that have enacted prohibitions to or...more
In this ever-changing environment, the Mexican government issued an additional executive order (the “Executive Order”) on Friday, May 29, 2020, setting forth the country’s strategy and specific technical guidelines to resume...more
COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on the world economy with the virus affecting jobs and companies around the world in many ways, with imminent cash-flow shortfalls soon to occur throughout many sectors of the global...more
As expected, the transportation manufacturing industry (which includes automotive and aerospace), along with the mining and constructions industries, have been characterized as essential and will be allowed to restart...more
Today, the Mexican government confirmed that manufacturing of transportation equipment includes the automotive industry and is an essential activity permitted to operate. There are some inconsistencies reported between the...more
Due to the increased COVID-19 infection rate in Mexico, Mexican Health Authorities have declared contingency phase 3 this past week. As a result, the Federal Government issued a new Executive Order which extends the...more
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused companies serving the automotive industry in Mexico to face economic stress due to liquidity, labor, contract and other issues. This stress has manifested itself in many ways:
Impediments...more
4/30/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
High Risk Covid Employees ,
Mexico ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Social Distancing ,
Supply Shortages ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The Mexican Minister of Communications and Transportation published today a comprehensive list of activities that are deemed “essential activities” under the Agreement establishing extraordinary actions to attend to the...more
4/9/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Essential Functions ,
Executive Orders ,
Healthcare ,
Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers (ITSP) ,
Manufacturers ,
Mexico ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Retailers ,
Teleco ,
Telecommunications
On Monday, April 6, 2020, at 19:00 hours CST, the Mexican Minister of Health published a set of guidelines on how to interpret the agreement that provides the technical guidelines related to the activities described in...more
4/8/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Energy Sector ,
Essential Functions ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mexico ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
COVID-19 continues to bring a fluid series of challenges and legal issues for companies doing business in Mexico. As expected, the federal government enacted on March 31, 2020, a new set of rules that restrict economic...more
With the new administration of President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico is currently facing numerous political and economic changes. These changes will have a direct impact on business activities in Mexico including the...more
7/31/2019
/ Bodily Injury ,
Corporate Liability ,
Mexico ,
Outsourcing ,
Personal Liability ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Profit Sharing ,
Punitive Damages ,
Subsidiaries ,
Supreme Court of Mexico ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Agreements ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
In an unprecedented election process with the participation of more than 63 percent of the eligible voters, Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador, better known by his initials, AMLO, won the Mexican presidency with an astonishing 53...more