Possession repossessions against families are suspended in the pandemic
Em julho deste ano, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), no julgamento da ADPF 828, determinou a suspensão de ordens ou medidas de desocupação de áreas que estivessem habitadas em data anterior à 20 de março de 2020, quando foi aprovado o estado de calamidade pública em razão da pandemia do COVID-19.
Employee who did not prove link between Covid-19 infection and job will not be compensated
Empregado que ajuizou ação trabalhista visando o recebimento de indenização por suposta contaminação com a COVID-19 teve o seu pedido rejeitado por não comprovar que o contágio foi decorrente das atividades desenvolvidas na empresa.
Labor Prosecutor’s Office Releases Recommendations on Teleworking
Ariadne Fabiane VelosaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its adaptations for work, one of which is the home office, the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT) has released a technical note[1] with 17 recommended practices for companies, unions and public administration bodies during teleworking, in order to guarantee the health and […]
Teleworking and the Right to Disconnect
Ariadne Fabiane VelosaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados In recent years, the way work is carried out has undergone significant technological, industrial and methodological changes, which have required employers and employees to adapt to new forms and modus operandi of work. Technological development has directly affected labor relations, with significant repercussions on the legal rules that […]
Vaccination against Covid-19 and Employment Relations
Ariadne Fabiane VelosaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Can a company require its employees to keep their jobs if they are vaccinated against Covid-19? The issue is still quite controversial, especially in light of the decision by the Federal Supreme Court, which ruled on the possibility of a mandatory vaccination policy for the population, culminating in […]
Impacts of Covid-19 on Labor Courts – 1 year into the pandemic and the increase in labor lawsuits
Ariadne Fabiane VelosaLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados The Covid-19 pandemic has led to changes in the labor justice system, as well as in labor relations both in Brazil and around the world. The number of labor complaints registered by the Regional Labor Court of the 15th Region (TRT-15), located in Campinas/SP, has increased by 13% […]
Responsible Management Committee: how was the webinar on crisis management and post-pandemic perspectives?
Comitê Gestão Responsável abordou em webinário sobre a importância da gestão de crise e as perspectivas pós-pandemia para as empresas.
Hearings by videoconference in the Labor Courts
As constantes modificações e evoluções na Justiça de Trabalho, em suas relações e nos meios de produção é uma realidade no mundo moderno. Todos os dias nos surpreendemos como novas tecnologias, as quais estimulam as formas de trabalho e os negócios.
Bill 1.397/2020 and emergency measures for economic agents
In a virtual Extraordinary Deliberative Session on May 21, 2020, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill no. 1.397/2020, authored by Deputy Hugo Leal (PSD-RJ). The Bill seeks to institute emergency measures to prevent the economic and financial crisis of economic agents, particularly affecting business contracts and ongoing judicial recoveries, as well as the infrastructure and capital market sectors.
The limits of interest rates in Brazil
The analysis of the application of legal norms involving the charging of remunerative interest in the contractual sphere is a subject of much discussion by law enforcers, especially with regard to the limit on contracted interest rates.
