On October 29, 2021, the Second Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice published the judicial opinion through contradiction of prior decision number 2a./J. 1/2021 (11a.), captioned: “Audit Inspections. An inspection order issued to verify environmental compliance in accordance with the General Law for Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection need not indicate a time period
On January 11, 2022, the Technical Council (the “Council”) of the Mexican Social Security Institute (“IMSS”) announced that the “COVID-19 Permit” process will be relaunched as a result of the heightened risk of infection caused by the Omicron variant.
The COVID-19 Permit provides employees with the possibility to obtain paid sick leave for up to
On January 7, 2022, the Decree establishing a visa requirement for Venezuelan nationals with regular passports entering Mexico without work authorization (the “Decree”) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation. The Decree will enter into force on January 22, 2022. Beginning on such date, Venezuelan nationals who seek entry to Mexico as visitors
Mexico’s Social Security Institute (“IMSS”) provides Mandatory Social Security Rules for Independent Contractors which do Construction Work and Fixed-Term Projects (“ROTIC” for its acronym in Spanish). The ROTIC sets forth the obligation and process to register construction works with the IMSS. Accordingly, while the primary mission and purpose of the IMSS is to provide medical