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#Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS_LaborAlert: Increase in the Employer Contribution Rate to the Social Security Administration

On March 18, 2025, Law No. 462 was published in Panama’s Official Gazette. This law amends, adds, and repeals several provisions of the Organic Law of the Social Security Administration.

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_LaborAlert: 25% Minimum Wage Increase Approved for Free Zone Sector

The Ministry of Labor and the National Wage Committee have announced a 25% increase in the minimum...

#ElSalvador 🇸🇻 #BDS_LaborAlert: Government Proposes Income Tax Exemption for Salaries up to $550

The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced on Tuesday that he submitted a proposal to...

#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 #BDS_LaborAlert: Extended Maternity Leave Subsidy

In Nicaragua, both the Labor Code (Act No. 185) and the Social Security Act (Consolidated Text of...

#ElSalvador 🇸🇻 #BDS_LaborAlert: Minimum Wage in El Salvador May Increase Starting in June

On Friday, April 25, 2025, President Nayib Bukele announced a proposal to increase the minimum wage

#Guatemala 🇬🇹 #BDS_LaborAlert: Government Grants Paid Leave to Public Sector Employees on May 2

Through Agreement No. 76-2025, the Ministry of Labor has announced the granting of paid leave for...

#DominicanRepublic 🇩🇴 #BDS_LaborAlert: May 1st Holiday Rescheduled for the Following Monday

Through an official statement, the Ministry of Labor reminded the public that Thursday, May 1, the...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Is Your Company Closing? Understand Your Labor Obligations

The decision to close a company is never an easy one. Beyond economic or strategic reasons, there...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Labor Day Holiday Approaching: These Are the Applicable Legal Provisions

On Thursday, May 1, our country will celebrate Labor Day, also known as "International Workers'...

#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Article: Internal Regulations in Your Company: Among What Is Mandatory, Desirable, and Discretionary

In legal matters, there’s a popular saying: “paper speaks.” This could not be truer when it comes...