Practice Area
Labor and Employment Law
Defending workers' rights and providing strategic advisory for companies
Labor Law is one of the most dynamic and litigation-heavy areas of Brazilian law. HFD Advocacia acts with equal competence both in defending employees' rights and in providing preventive and contentious legal advisory to employers.
For employees, we work to identify and recover unpaid wages, overtime, hazard and unhealthy-condition premiums, in addition to defending against wrongful termination and moral or sexual harassment.
For companies, we offer preventive advisory to reduce labor liabilities, review employment contracts and internal policies, and provide strategic defense in labor claims before the Labor Courts — minimizing risk and the cost of adverse judgments.
Services Offered
- Labor claims (overtime, termination pay, severance fund/FGTS)
- Hazard and unhealthy-condition premiums
- Recognition of employment relationships
- Defense in moral and sexual harassment cases
- Termination without cause and related compensation
- Preventive labor advisory for companies
- Review of employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements
- Defense in labor-related class actions
Typical Cases Handled
- 1Employee terminated without receiving all severance payments
- 2Employee who worked unpaid overtime
- 3Service provider seeking recognition of an employment relationship
- 4Company sued in Labor Court by a former employee
- 5Employee exposed to hazardous conditions without the corresponding premium
Is this service for you?
Workers whose rights have been violated and who are seeking judicial redress, and companies of all sizes that need preventive advisory or defense in labor claims.