Dear Clients and Friends, On December 1st, 2023, the National Minimum Wage Commission reached a unanimous agreement, determining a 20% global increase to the minimum wage for the year 2024. Starting January 1st, the General Minimum Wage will rise from $207.44 Mexican pesos per day to $248.93 Mexican pesos per day. This increase comprises a…

On October 22nd of this year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement notifying all embassies and consulates that, from that date onwards: All persons who, due to their nationality, require a visa to enter Mexico, will be asked to present a “VISITOR VISA without lucrative activities”, to board any plane whose destination, final…

Dear Clients and Friends, In connection with the constitutional actions (amparo lawsuits) filed against the amendments to the “Mining Law, National Water Law, General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection, and the General Law for the Prevention and Integral Management of Waste in mining and water concessions matters”, published in the Federal Official Gazette…

The #MeToo movement has achieved legal changes in Mexico, reflected in various Federal Labor Law reforms in 2012 y 2019 which establishes prohibitions on employers to protect women from discrimination, harassment, bullying and violence. Here below are the prohibitions and rights that have been amended: Use of language that may favor gender over another. Requiring…

Board Members have an obligation to exercise due diligence in the performance of their duties. If a Board Member commits fraud or embezzlement against the Company, he/she may be held liable and face criminal consequences. If a Board Member becomes aware of illegal any activity and fails to take action to stop it, he/she may be considered an accomplice…

Dear Clients and Friends: On October 11, 2023, a publication was made in the Federal Official Journal of a decree through which income tax incentives are granted for key sectors of the export industry, which came into force on October 12, 2023. The decree is directed to key sectors of exportation to promote the strategy…

The case of Luis Rubiales, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), who kissed the football player Jennifer Hermoso, without her consent, during the celebration of Spain’s victory in the Women’s World Cup, has made headlines around the world and raises awareness about this topic, which is new for many cultures and countries. As a…

In recent days, a resolution was issued in the protective writ filed by workers of the Miners’ Union, against Section VIII of Article 127 of the Federal Labor Law, which establishes the limits on payment of workers’ profit sharing (PTU) from companies, consisting of either three months of salary or the average of the participation…