An Employment & Compensation Practice and Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Initiative
With major vaccine developments in Latin America, including kick-offs for vaccine campaigns, employers should consider whether a vaccination policy is right for their workplace, keeping in mind that such policies implicate a broad range of employment laws and regulations, and that many of these vary from country to country.
Foreign, and sometimes even national companies, have had the need to access more information regarding the legal and regulatory aspects of waste management existing in Chile. Likewise, many times an in-depth analysis of the regulatory situation is necessary to understand the key aspects before investing in Chile.
The National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) has recently issued two internal guidelines with the objective of providing legal certainty to economic agents who intend to merge, and who must require prior authorization from the FNE for such purposes, to provide predictability to such process and a rapid response.
As Latin American countries continue to struggle with the impact of the pandemic, new regulations are helping to shape the region’s economies. The new rules could have serious consequences for US wealth and asset management firms doing business in Latin America, with fines and anti-money laundering violations possible for those…
Baker McKenzie’s VAT/Indirect Tax Practice presented ‘Digital Services in Latin America,’Â on 12 August 2020. This was the second presentation in the International VAT Conference Webinar Series, a global webinar series designed for VAT specialists from all industry sectors that aims to discuss the latest developing trends and hot topics in the VAT/GST and customs arena.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all countries in Latin America. Administrative measures that limit or restrict economic activity…
In view of the health crisis in Latin America following to the outbreak of COVID-19, as well as the economic and social impacts of this situation, many people and companies have expressed interest in collaborating with the governments to support their goal of preventing and controlling the spread of the…
Our Latin America Employment and Compensation team is pleased to provide you with this quick guide which includes six key topics when planning to reopen the workplace around 7 jurisdictions in Latin America.
In this webinar, Esteban RĂłpolo, competition law expert and partner, presents the legal and economic challenges and…
Cooperation agreement between Brazil and Chile In April 2019, Brazil’s Office of the Comptroller General (CGU) and Chile’s Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency (SEGPRES) executed a cooperation agreement that aims to tackle corruption. The main goal of the cooperation agreement is to establish mechanisms for mutual assistance and collaboration…