As a result of opinion No. 001236.2020.01.000/0, the Labor Prosecutor’s Office determined companies operating in the oil sector to adopt a series of measures to prevent the occurrence of outbreaks or transmission of COVID-19 on oil platforms. Among such measures, and in order to prevent contamination and make the anticipated detection of the COVID, the […]

On July 27, 2020 the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an opinion in Garib v. Hospital Español Auxilio Mutuo, 2020 TSPR 69. The mentioned court ruled that discrimination based on prior convictions does not give rise to a cause of action for discrimination on the basis of social condition, which is protected under the […]

The Spanish Government approved last Friday, June 26, the Royal Decree-Law 24/2020 extending the  temporary layoff procedures “ERTE”. After a long and difficult negotiation with social and economic parties, the Government finally agreed to extend the validity of ERTEs of force majeure until September 30, without any exclusion concerning the activity or industrial sector of […]

Chile has signed various agreements to avoid double international taxation, among them is the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of the People’s Republic of China to Eliminate Double Taxation and to Prevent Tax Evasion and Avoidance in Relation to Income Taxes, which has been in force since January […]

Despite the fact that Mexico is currently facing the height and most critical moment of the Covid-19 pandemic, on May 14, 2020 it was published in the Federal Official Gazette the “Decree establishing the strategy for the reopening of the social, educational and economic activities, as well as a “stoplight” system by regions to weekly […]

Royal Decree-Law 15/2020, of April 21st, has added complementary measures concerning economy and employment. Below you will find the most relevant FAQs for commercial tenancy agreements.   To what lease agreements do the new measures apply to? The measures adopted apply exclusively to commercial leases, except for  those cases where the parties have already reached […]