On January 13, 2025, before the public and private sectors of Mexico, the President of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, announced the plan named “Plan Mexico”. Its objective is to strengthen the Mexican economy in the face of the challenges posed by both the inauguration of the new United States government and the complex international economic context, by promoting investment and…
Dear Clients and Friends: On January 21, 2025, the “Decree granting tax incentives to support the national strategy called ‘Plan Mexico’ to promote new investments that encourage dual training programs and boost innovation” was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”), which became effective on January 22, 2025 (“Decree”). The Decree eliminates the…
In accordance with the labor reform published on April 23, 2021, the outsourcing of personnel was prohibited and only the outsourcing of specialized services or execution of specialized works is allowed for companies registered before the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) as Specialized Service Providers (REPSE). The registration of each company, according to…
Please note that June 1, 2025, will be a mandatory day off. On this day, for the first time, Mexico will hold ordinary federal elections to directly elect Ministers, Magistrates, and Federal Judges. The legal basis for this mandatory day off is found in Article 96 of the Political Constitution and Article 74, Section IX…
Dear clients and friends: January 9, 2025, the 4.21% update to the values of the Unit of Measurement and Update (UMA) was published. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) announced the daily, monthly, and annual value of the UMA effective as of February 1, 2025, according to the following: YEAR DAILY MONTHLY ANNUAL…
Dear Clients and Friends, On December 19, 2024, the Executive Branch published a decree in the Official Gazette of the Federation through which new measures are proposed to address the ongoing water crisis in Mexico. According to the Executive Branch, it is necessary to establish new measures that involve the participation of all three levels…
On December 16, 2024, several decrees were published in the evening edition of the Federal Official Gazette, aiming to eliminate the gender payment gap. This gap is defined as the difference in wages between women and men for work of equal value, attributed solely to gender. Moreover, the concept of discrimination that we currently understand…
The decree reforming and adding various provisions to the Federal Labor Law (LFT) regarding workers’ right to rest during the workday, also known as the “Chair Law,” was published in the Federal Official Gazette today, December 19. The decree amends Articles 132, 133, 422, and 423 of the LFT to establish new obligations and prohibitions…
On July 17, 2024, the State Climate Change Program for the State of Nuevo León (PECC, in spanish) was published in the Official Gazette of the State. The objective of this Program, announced by the State Government, is to design and implement strategies, policies and actions that allow adaptation to climate change, through the rational…
This Monday, November 25, 2024, the Mexican National Agreement for the Human Right to Water and Sustainability (Acuerdo Nacional por el Derecho Humano al Agua y la Sustentabilidad) was announced, in the context of the formulation of the Mexican National Water Program (PNH in Spanish) 2024-2030, through an event led by the President of Mexico,…