Compliance
Labor law and compliance for Latin American hires
Contracts, misclassification, IP ownership, termination and mandatory pay across Latin America, article by article.
7 pages
- Argentina's 2026 labor reform (Ley 27.802): what changes for employers What Argentina's Ley 27.802 of 2026 changed for employers: pay in dollars, the new severance base, the FAL fund, the RIFL hiring incentive and the court case.
- Brazil's 40-hour workweek (Constitutional Amendment 141): what changes for employers Brazil's Constitutional Amendment 141 cuts the workweek from 44 to 40 hours and adds a second paid rest day. Dates, rules and what employers must change.
- Colombia's 2025 labor reform (Ley 2466): what changes for employers What Colombia's Ley 2466 de 2025 changed for employers: indefinite contracts, the 4-year cap, night work from 7 p.m., Sunday pay, agencies and new duties.
- Does Latin American labor law apply to a US company? Contractors, employees and the rules in four countries Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina apply their labor law to work done there, whatever the company's nationality. When a contractor is really an employee.
- Hiring PJ contractors in Brazil (2026): reclassification risk, taxes and invoices How to hire a PJ contractor in Brazil in 2026: when it becomes employment, STF Tema 1.389, MEI and Simples limits, export tax exemptions, NFS-e, the contract.
- Mexico's 40-hour workweek (2026–2030): the schedule, overtime and what employers must do Mexico cuts the workweek from 48 to 40 hours between 2026 and 2030: the yearly schedule, new overtime caps, electronic time records and what employers must do.
- Which US employment and payroll laws apply to workers in Latin America? FLSA, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FICA, FUTA, Form I-9 and OSHA: which US laws reach a worker in Mexico, Colombia or Brazil, with the statute behind each answer.
