Phone: +52 (55) 5201-7400
Mail: jimenezdeleon@macf.com.mx
Partner since 2017
Claudio Jimenez has more than 20 years of experience advising national, foreign, public and private companies in their labor relationships with their employees in various industries such as oil & gas, energy, construction, aviation, banking, retail, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, beverages, technology, among others.
Mr. Jimenez has been recognized by Chambers and Partners Latin America as a leader in labor and employment practice in Mexico. Also, the labor and employment practice area led by Mr. Jimenez has also been recommended and recognized by The Legal 500 Guide.
His experience ranges from consultancy, individual and collective litigation, and appeal proceedings (Juicios de Amparo). Mr. Jimenez is constantly involved in high profile employees’ termination proceedings and collective termination processes. He also works hand-in-hand with the firms’ criminal compliance investigations, M&A and tax practices, providing a comprehensive approach and solutions to our clients by identifying, mitigating, and often times preventing, employment related and labor contingencies.
From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Jimenez worked at Mayer Brown LLP (Houston, Texas office) in the litigation and corporate practice groups.
November 1st, 2023
On October 24, 2023, the Senate of the Republic unanimously approved an amendment to update the Table of Occupational Diseases (the "Amendment"). This Table had remained unaltered since the enactment of the Mexican Federal Labor Law in 1970.
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June 23rd, 2023
The Federal Labor Law ("LFT") provides that telework is any employment relationship that is performed in a place other than the work center through the use of information technology and does not require the physical presence of the employee. Any workday developed beyond 40% of the time performed under this modality is considered teleworking. The same LFT, in its transitory articles, provided the Federal Executive with a term to publish the Official Mexican Norm NOM-037-STPS-2023 ("NOM", per its acronym in Spanish) to govern the obligations of this modality.
Professional Related: Claudio Jiménez de León , Enrique Ramírez , Nora Morales , Rodrigo del Valle
April 25th, 2023
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (“STPS” per its acronym in Spanish) has designed the “Accreditation System for Good Labor Practices and Decent Work”, which aims to promote and strengthen good practices of employer companies in Mexico so that workers have decent work conditions, acquire the necessary training to carry out their activities and develop their activities in workplaces with adequate safety and hygiene conditions.
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December 28th, 2022
On December 27, 2022, an amendment to the Mexican Federal Labor Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation in connection with vacation entitlements (the “Reform”), which will become effective on January 1, 2023.
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December 7th, 2022
On December 1, 2022, the National Minimum Wages Commission (“Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos” or CONASAMI, per its acronym in Spanish) announced an increase of 20% to the minimum wage in Mexico which will be applicable as of January 1, 2023.
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November 28th, 2022
On November 16, 2022, the Decree whereby several provisions of the Social Security Law (“SSL”) are amended and supplemented regarding domestic workers (the "Decree") was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation.
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January 17th, 2022
On April 23, 2021, amendments to the Federal Labor Law, the Social Security Law, the National Housing Fund Institute for Workers Law, the Federal Fiscal Code, the Income Tax Law, and the Value Added Tax Law, were published, aimed at regulating the labor outsourcing regimes in Mexico.
Professional Related: Claudio Jiménez de León , Enrique Ramírez , Manuel Tamez , Nora Morales
December 3rd, 2021
On December 01, 2021, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“Comisión Nacional de Salarios Mínimos or CONASAMI per its acronym in Spanish) announced the increase of the 22% to the minimum wages in Mexico which will be applicable as of January 01, 2021.
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October 1st, 2021
We invite you to read more about our recognition in the category "Transactional Excellence from full-service team" by the publication Latin Lawyer.
Professional Related: Carlos Jiménez , Carlos Orcí , Claudio Jiménez de León , Enrique Ramírez , Francisco Fuentes Ostos , Francisco Glennie , Francisco Ibáñez , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Ignacio Armida , Lorenza Langarica , Manuel Echave , Manuel Tamez , Nora Morales , Pablo Mijares , Patricio Trad , Patrick Meshoulam , Pilar Mata , Ricardo Maldonado
August 11th, 2021
Global Practice Guide "Doing Business in... 2021" - Mexico, by Chambers and Partners.
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April 26th, 2021
On April 23, 2021, it was published the amendment regarding subcontracting regime. The most important labor and tax aspects are the following:
Professional Related: Claudio Jiménez de León , Enrique Ramírez , Manuel Tamez , Nora Morales
April 21st, 2021
On April 20, 2021, the Senate of the Republic approved the amendment proposed to the subcontracting regime. The most important labor and tax aspects are the following:
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April 8th, 2021
Learn about the issues related to the labor subcontracting reform initiative that may be discussed in the Congress of the Union for its approval next May.
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December 10th, 2020
Learn more about the initiative presented by the Federal Executive, which would affect the operation of companies in Mexico, eliminating the possibility of having “insourcing” or service providers within the same group, as well as contracting “outsourcing”.
Professional Related: Claudio Jiménez de León , Enrique Ramírez , Manuel Tamez , Nora Morales
November 13th, 2020
The Federal Executive submitted a bill to the Congress of the Union containing various reforms aimed at regulating the regime of labor outsourcing in our country.
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September 24th, 2020
COVID-19 Legal considerations and implications
Professional Related: Claudio Jiménez de León , Everardo J. Espino , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Manuel Echave , Manuel Tamez
August 5th, 2020
Activities considered necessary for planning the reopening of schools to be consider among the essential economic activities facing the COVID-19 sanitary contingency.
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August 4th, 2020
On July 28, 2020, Mexico City’s authorities issued certain amendments to the Guidelines for the execution of the gradual plan towards the new normality for Mexico City (the "Guidelines") in connection with the obligation of employer entities.
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June 1st, 2020
Guidelines for the reopening of economic activities.
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May 13th, 2020
COVID-19 Legal Developments in Colombia and Mexico in collaboration with Morrison & Foerster.
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May 8th, 2020
Legal considerations and implications
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April 24th, 2020
On April 20, 2020, a bill initiative was presented in the Mexican Senate with the main purpose to amend the Mexican Federal Labor Law in order to include as a collective cause of suspension of the employment relationships, a health emergency for causes of force majeure.
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April 7th, 2020
On April 6, 2020, the Mexican Health Ministry enacted in the Official Gazette of the Federation a decree which establishes technical guidelines for certain “essential” activities (the “Decree”) mentioned in the decree published on March 31, 2020.
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April 2nd, 2020
On March 31, 2020, the General Health Council, in coordination with the Mexican Ministry of Health, published in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation a Decree which provides extraordinary actions intended to mitigate the health emergency generated by the SARS-CoV2 virus (Coronavirus).
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March 31st, 2020
On March 30, 2020, the General Health Council enacted in the Official Gazette of the Federation a decree declaring the epidemic caused by the SARS-COV2 virus (COVID-19) as a national health emergency
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March 25th, 2020
On March 24, 2020, the Mexican Ministry of Health enacted a decree in the Federal Official Gazette by means of which preventive measures were imposed in order to mitigate and control the health risksoriginating from COVID-19 (the “Decree”), such Decree was later approved by the United Mexican States President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, on that same date. The Decree will be legally binding as of March 24, 2020 until April 19, 2020.
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March 24th, 2020
On March 20, 2020, the Mexican Labor Ministry (STPS, per its acronym in Spanish), in coordination with the Mexican Health Ministry (SSA, per its acronym in Spanish), issued an "Action Guide for Work Centers against COVID-19" (the "Guide"). Such Guide has as its main purpose the adoption in the work centers of measures that collaborate with the prevention and attention of COVID-19.
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March 24th, 2020
Panelist for Decisiones Legales-Laborales Frente al COVID-19 en colaboración con Endeavor.
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March 19th, 2020
In view of the current circumstances in Mexico due to the spread of the new virus COVID-19, and in the absence (to the date) of a declaration of suspension of services issued by the competent authorities, we issue the following informative note in order to clarify the obligations contained in the Mexican Federal Labor Law regarding employees who have a contagious disease, such as COVID-19. Based on the aforementioned, we must remember that the Mexican Federal Labor Law establishes certain cases in which the effects of the employment relationship between the employer and the employee can be suspended.
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March 17th, 2020
Due to the increasing and exponential advance of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) in Mexico and the rest of the world, it is important to mention that there are certain employer obligations that must be observed when employers face a health contingency.
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June 26th, 2019
Senator Napoléon Gómez Urrutia submitted before the Mexican Senate a bill for the amendment of the Mexican Federal Labor Law (“FLL”) and the Social Security Law (“SSL”) regarding the outsourcing employment regime.
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June 26th, 2019
The Legislative Studies Commission of the Senate approved the proposed amendments to article 170 of the Mexican Federal Labor Law (“FLL”), with the purpose of extending the period of maternity disability.
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May 26th, 2019
Protocol for the legitamation of existing collective bargaining agreements
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