US EditionChair Act: What Are the New Obligations?
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The Silla Act is already in force and thus the right to rest at work. The amendment to the Federal Labour Act (LFT) established new obligations for employers to prevent job risks associated with long-term standing activities. According to the OCC Occupational Thermometer survey, 45% of people who work on their feet do not receive any support from their employers to mitigate the negative effects. Half of those working under this condition report …
The Act entered into force on June 17 across the country MEXICALI, Baja California, June 24, 2025. – On June 17, the so-called Silla Act in Mexico came into effect, and set a 180-day deadline for its implementation by employers, the law states that workers have the right to a rest to sit down, if their work requires them to stand for the entire working day. President of the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexicali, José Antonio Villa, stated tha…
This new regulation provides for economic sanctions or fines ranging from 28 thousand to 280.000 pesos The Ministry of Labor of Coahuila (SETRA) prepares the training of its inspectors to verify that the establishments comply with the Silla Law, according to the owner of the branch, Nazira Zogbi Castro. This new regulation entered into force on June 17 and will have 60 days to make the necessary adjustments to comply with this new norm since it …
Within a week of its entry into force, the Silla Act gradually begins to apply to Sonora's businesses, with adjustments by companies to comply with it.
It came into force on June 17 and promised to be a respite for thousands of workers in Mexico: the so-called Silla Law, a reform to the ... La entrada Where are the chairs? The slow implementation of the Silla Law in shops and restaurants aparece primero en LJA Aguascalientes.
With the recent entry into force of the Silla Law in Mexico, which obliges workplaces to ensure that employees can sit at suitable times during their day, the industrial sector of the Laguna region contemplates an alternative strategy: to enable rest stations with chairs in specific areas of the factories, similar to the designated areas for smokers. Pablo García Chacón, president of the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintr…
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