[co-author: María José Bladinieres]

This week, October 22–29, 2023, Mexico’s Congress has continued to advance several pieces of legislation that would amend the Federal Labor Law (FLL), including bills that would make changes to wage and hour requirements, increase Christmas bonuses, prohibit criminal background checks, and promote the hiring of older employees.

Important labor and employment developments have also happened on the judicial front, with the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN)) issuing a decision that establishes the criteria for validating resignation letters in court during litigation.

Quick Hits

• Mexico’s federal legislature is working on bills addressing wages and hours, criminal background checks, and the hiring of older workers.
• The SCJN recently issued a decision that established the criteria for validating resignation letters during litigation.

Possible Amendments to the FLL or Employment-Related Dispositions

• Workweek reduction. The bill to reduce weekly working hours from forty-eight to forty hours will be subject to discussion through an open parliament during October and November 2023. Possible amendments can be further analyzed, after discussion period is met.

• Criminal background checks Prohibition. The Senate referred to the Chamber of Deputies a bill that would include in the FLL a prohibition on criminal background checks, which are already considered unlawful under other federal laws and...

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