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Ley Silla: México establece disposiciones de seguridad laboral para los trabajadores que permanecen de pie durante periodos...

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El pasado 17 de julio de 2025 la Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación un acuerdo que establece disposiciones específicas para la prevención de riesgos laborales relacionados...more

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Guía normativa para equipos de RRHH y legales en materia de la Seguridad y Salud en el trabajo

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Según cifras de la Organización Mundial de la Salud se estima que cada año se pierden 12 000 millones de días de trabajo debido a la depresión y la ansiedad, a un costo de US$ 1 billón por año en pérdida de productividad...more

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Workplace Stress in Mexico: 7 Considerations and Strategies for Employers

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Workplace stress affects millions globally, and Mexico has one of the highest rates of work-related stress in the world. Given this context, companies doing business in Mexico have become acutely aware of the significant...more

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Air Pollution Alert Declared in the Metropolitan Area of Nuevo Leon, Mexico

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The Official Gazette of the Constitutional Government of the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo Leon, on April 2, 2024, published the Secretary of Health of Nuevo Leon’s "Agreement declaring an Atmospheric Pollution Alert" in...more

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Employers With Operations in Mexico: The Countdown for Complying With the Telework Health and Safety Standard Has Begun!

Effective December 5, 2023, the Mexican Official Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023, Telework-Safety and Health Conditions (NOM-037), will become enforceable. Accordingly, employers in Mexico that have employees who render services...more

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Mexican Government Issues Final Health and Safety Standard for Remote Employees

On June 8, 2023, the final version of the Mexican Official Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023 Telework-Safety and Health Conditions (NOM-037) was published in Mexico’s Official Gazette of the Federation. ...more

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México Publica Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-037-STPS-2023: Teletrabajo-Condiciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo

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El 08 de junio de 2023, la Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-037-STPS-2023 Teletrabajo-Condiciones de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo...more

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Mexico Publishes New Standard for Telework Safety and Health Conditions

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On June 8, 2023, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare published the Official Mexican Standard NOM-037-STPS-2023 Telework-Safety and Health Conditions at Work (“NOM-037” or "Standard") in the Official Gazette of the...more

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New national guidelines for the continuity of economic activities due to COVID-19

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Federal Authorities issued new National Guidelines for the Continuity of Economic Activities due to COVID-19 (The “Guidelines”). The Guidelines must be applied in all the Mexican Republic and are applicable to all work...more

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Nuevos Lineamientos para la Continuidad Saludable de las Actividades Económicas ante COVID-19

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Las Autoridades Federales emitieron nuevos Lineamientos para la Continuidad Saludable de las Actividades Económicas ante COVID-19 (los “Lineamientos”). Los Lineamientos deben aplicarse en toda la República Mexicana y son...more

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Mexico’s Pending Health and Safety Rules on Teleworking: What Do Employers Need to Know?

On January 11, 2021, the federal government published a decree in the Official Gazette of the Federation, amending the Federal Labor Law (FLL) to regulate the terms and conditions, employer and employee obligations, and...more

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Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System - November 2021 #2

All but one of Mexico’s 32 states have been cleared by the federal government to open for business and social affairs without restrictions under the nation’s COVID-19 traffic light monitoring system - the largest number of...more

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STPS publica Programa de Verificación Laboral Voluntaria

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La Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social crea el Programa de Verificación Laboral Voluntaria para que los patrones declaren el nivel de cumplimiento de obligaciones laborales. El 1 de noviembre del 2021, la Secretaría de...more

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Mexico’s COVID-19 Traffic Light Monitoring System - November 2020

In June 2020, the federal government of Mexico established a “traffic light” monitoring system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to place appropriate health and safety restrictions on certain activities and alert...more

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Mexico’s Traffic Light Monitoring System for Epidemiological Risk of COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Mexico has instituted a weekly traffic-light monitoring system with four criteria that states must meet before proceeding to the next phase of the country’s reopening...more

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Modificación de lineamientos para el regreso de actividades en la Ciudad de México (CDMX)

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El pasado viernes 12 de junio de 2020 se publicó en la Gaceta Oficial de la Ciudad de México (CDMX), los lineamientos para el regreso a las actividades en la CDMX en el contexto de la emergencia sanitaria causada por...more

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Red, Orange, Yellow, Green - Go! Considerations for Reopening in Mexico: Social, Educational, and Economic Activities

The federal government of Mexico is implementing a sanitary alert system - called the “traffic light” system - for gradually reopening activities, including the economy in a safe and durable manner. The reopening will be...more

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Mexico Releases Specific Technical Guidelines for the Reactivation of Economic Activities

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Mexico's Ministry of Health released a document that establishes the most relevant health protection measures and occupational preventive measures that companies with more than 100 employees must implement as of June 1, 2020,...more

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Mexico to Add Construction, Mining, and Transportation Equipment Manufacturing to COVID-19 Essential Business List, with...

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Mexico’s General Health Council (CSG) will add the following industries to the list of essential businesses effective June 1, 2020: - Construction; - Mining; and - Manufacturing of transportation equipment, including...more

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Mexico: How to Determine if COVID-19 is an Occupational Illness

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The Mexican Institute of Social Security (“IMSS” for “Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social”) recently provided guidance on the criteria employees need to meet for their COVID-19 infection to be considered as an occupational...more

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Mexican Health Ministry Technical Guidelines for Essential Activities: Prompt Action Required

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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

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Mexican Secretary Of Health Publishes Order On COVID-19 Restrictions

On March 31, 2020, the Mexican Secretary of Health published an Order in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) (the Order) listing certain extraordinary actions the Mexican government will be enforcing to implement the...more

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COVID-19: Mexico's Phase Two

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 24, 2020, the Mexican Government declared that Mexico is on Phase 2 Community Transmission of COVID-19. This means that the virus began to spread internally. In this Phase, the...more

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MEXICO: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Employer FAQs

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As of March 11, 2020, at least 10 countries in Latin America have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with Mexico reporting at least seven patients....more

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Implications for employers in Mexico regarding the coronavirus

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Derived from recent events worldwide, in the event that the Mexican authorities issue a declaration of health contingency that implies the suspension of labor activities of the companies in Mexico, the employee’s obligation...more

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