Litigância de má-fé na Justiça do Trabalho: quando a distorção dos fatos gera penalidades ao reclamante
Decisão recente proferida pela 17ª Vara do Trabalho de São Paulo, em processo patrocinado por nosso escritório na defesa da empresa reclamada, reforça um ponto cada vez mais relevante para empresas que enfrentam demandas trabalhistas: a Justiça do Trabalho não tem tolerado a alteração deliberada da verdade dos fatos, aplicando penalidades expressas por litigância de […]
Criteria for Recognition of Economic Group: Analysis of Recent TST Decision
Within the scope of legal relations prior to the Labor Reform (Law 13,467/2017), the consolidated jurisprudence of the Superior Labor Court (TST) highlights that, in order for an economic group to be recognized, it is essential to prove hierarchical subordination between the companies involved, with the demonstration of effective control by a leading company over the […]
Limits on compensation for moral damages are parameters, not ceilings
By Rafael Mello and Israel Cruz The Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), in which the majority of ministers determined that labor compensation for moral damages may exceed the limit established in the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT). The prevailing interpretation was that the amounts determined by the legislation serve as a guide, and not […]
Disregard of legal personality in the labor sphere
With the advent of Law No. 13,467 of July 13, 2017, article “855-A” was introduced into the Consolidation of Labor Laws – CLT, which came to regulate the use of the Incident of Disregard of Legal Personality – IDPJ in labor executions. Despite the aforementioned article “855-A” of the CLT determining […]