Labor, Employment and Benefits In a market characterized by large firms that have employment advisory practices or smaller firms that specialize in corporate labor issues, Holland & Knight's Mexico City office offers the best of both worlds – a rare blend of boutique-style experience, backed by the resources and support of a full-service law firm. Our Labor, Employment and Benefits Group takes a highly proactive approach in helping companies head off problems and resolve disputes, and we also are prepared to litigate aggressively on your behalf if necessary. We represent management in all labor relations matters and fully understand today's employment issues, as well as the domestic and international laws and regulations that affect them. As a result, we are prepared to guide you in a wide range of areas, including employee benefit plan design, implementation and compliance, as we do for clients in virtually every major industry sector in the U.S. and abroad. The firm's labor and employment professionals in Mexico focus on supporting all aspects of corporate issues in the region. They are well-versed in advising Mexican-based companies as well as foreign companies establishing or conducting business activities in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. Holland & Knight attorneys have extensive experience in collective negotiations with unions, labor litigation (both ordinary and complex constitutional cases), executive compensation and employee benefits, labor management relations, non-compete agreements and workforce reductions. Holland & Knight also has a practice that advises companies in migration and international staffing matters.
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS Strategic planning of executive compensation and employee benefits plans Investigations of employees, with a specific focus on white-collar employees Employment termination strategies and processes, including the calculation of severance packages as well as drafting and implementing termination agreements Strategic planning for hiring expatriates in Mexico Representation of employers in individual litigation, including high-profile expatriate cases Strategic planning of labor structures in compliance with Mexico's outsourcing regime Representation of employers before labor authorities in inspections regarding general employment conditions and other matters Drafting and negotiating employment agreements, including confidentiality and non-compete covenants Executive stock option plans Profit-sharing strategies and structuring
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