Ricardo Martínez Rojas
Founding Partner
Ricardo Martínez Rojas
Founding Partner
With over 30 years’ experience, Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD, focuses his practice on Labor Law and Social Security matters.
Professional Experience
With over 30 years’ experience, Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD, focuses his practice on Labor Law and Social Security matters; he has centered his professional career on labor conflicts and the restructuring of companies. His knowledge and mastery of local and international legislation has enabled him to advise high profile national and transnational companies on topics ranging from employee hiring to labor litigation and negotiation at the highest level.
Training and Studies
- Bachelor’s Degree at the Escuela Libre de Derecho 1980.
- Master’s Degree in “Comparative Law”, University of San Diego 1987.
- Doctorate at the Universidad Panamericana 2009.
Professional Memberships
- Vice-president of Social Security of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (CONCAMIN)
- Sub-coordinator of the Labor and Social Security Commission of the Mexican Bar Association.
- American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, member of the Labor Committee.
- Business Coordinating Council (CEE) President of the Labor Committee.
Recognitions
Named Leading Lawyer in Mexico by “The Legal 500” Latin America, 2015.
Areas of Practice
Founding Partner at De La Vega & Martinez Rojas, S.C.: specialist in Labor Law and Social Security.
Relevant Notes
- Interview with Ricardo Martínez, Managing Partner of the De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C. Law Firm
June 28, 2022 - Profit sharing will not reach STPS estimates due to inflation and the pandemic
May 20, 2022 - Employee Profit Sharing for 2021 will not be even half of what was estimated by the STPS
May 19, 2022 - The reform proposal to extend the vacation period in Mexico is being discussed
May 5, 2022 - Real life cases: 5 practical scenarios on employee profit sharing, 2022
May 4, 2022 - Employee Profit Sharing will be made by two employers in 2022
April 19, 2022 - The goal for profit sharing will not be met
April 13, 2022 - Unions may file amparo suits in the event of an “erroneous” profit sharing payment
March 31, 2022 - With the green traffic light, employees will return to their work centers in full
March 16, 2022 - Interview with Ricardo Martínez, Managing Partner of the De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C. Law Firm
March 2, 2022 - Labor dynamism forces companies to establish a crisis plan: experts
February 22, 2022 - Inflation and the minimum wage cap salary reviews between companies and unions in Mexico
February 14, 2022 - Mexico will eliminate all bogus unionism: specialists
February 8, 2022 - The IMSS grants more than 171 thousand sick leaves in 14 days
January 24, 2022 - Interview with Ricardo Martínez, Managing Partner of the De la Vega & Martínez Rojas, S.C. Law Firm
December 28, 2021 - 2021 Year-end bonus: Will you get it if you worked in outsourcing?
December 12, 2021 - Will you get a year-end bonus if you worked in outsourcing and you are now in the payroll?
December 8, 2021 - Pensioners also receive a year-end bonus, in some cases. Find out in which ones!
Novenber 25, 2011 - Unionized Pemex workers will elect their leader for the 1st time on January 31
November 5, 2021 - Courts are swamped with amparo proceedings; this is denounced as a strategy
October 10, 2021 - Reform to outsourcing, absurd and contradictory: specialist in labor law
September 7, 2021 - Faced with the end of the extension, amparo proceedings against the Registry of Specialized Companies are foreseen
August 29, 2021 - 17% of subcontractors lose their jobs
August 27, 2021 - The list of the obstacles that companies see in the implementation of the reform on outsourcing
July 28, 2021 - The IMSS defrauds pensioners in Yucatan
July 22, 2021 - D&M Abogados – Global Opinion Leaders in Labor Law and Immigration by WWL 2021
July 1, 2021 - Companies are seeking to comply with the new rules of the Outsourcing Reform
June 22, 2021 - Faced with inequality, companies opt for filing amparo suits against the reform to outsourcing
June 17, 2021 - Mary Kay opens the door for more legal proceedings
June 14, 2021 - The registration of Firms for the new outsourcing regime begins
May 24, 2021 - Amparo suits against the reform to outsourcing are already being filed
May 20, 2021 - Businessmen start legal battle against the reform on outsourcing
May 18, 2021 - #minuWebinar New Law on Outsourcing by Ricardo Martínez Rojas
44329 - Filing amparo suits due to the reform to outsourcing is being evaluated
44322 - Informality, Outsourcing and PTU Talks Rattle Mexico’s Employment Landscape
April 23, 2021 - The deadline for employer substitution is August 1
April 23, 2021 - Commissions in the Senate approve reform for the regulation of outsourcing
April 20, 2021 - The Senate prepares for the discussion on the reform on outsourcing, passes ruling to commissions
April 15, 2021 - The elimination of outsourcing will raise companies’ costs: expert
April 9, 2021 - If outsourcing is limited, companies will have to conduct an employer substitution
April 7, 2021 - Companies are forced to redesign their payroll
April 7, 2021 - Representatives expect to approve the reform to outsourcing next week
April 6, 2021 - SMEs, the forgotten ones in the reform to outsourcing
April 6, 2021 - A cap on the payment of profits is agreed upon and the reform on outsourcing is unjammed
March 22, 2021 - The reform on outsourcing clears an obstacle
March 22, 2021 - An agreement on PTU is reached: it will be capped at three months of salary
March 22, 2021 - Marty Walsh will seek to strengthen labor rights
March 23, 2021 - An alert is made, Mexico is at a disadvantage in labor panels
March 16, 2021 - Companies have the obligation to develop strategic plans on labor matters
March 15, 2021 - Companies draw a route map to face possible changes in outsourcing
March 11, 2021 - Regulating and not prohibiting subcontracting, this is what is being requested from legislators
February 12, 2021 - For the automotive sector, union democracy advances ‘very, very slowly’
January 26, 2021 - The STPS calls upon the Private Sector to prepare itself: The prohibition of labor subcontracting will be approved
January 21, 2021 - They will contest Covid as an occupational hazard
January 20, 2021 - If 40% of working hours are not covered at home, then it is not considered to be teleworking
January 19, 2021 - IMSS-ISSSTEY defraud pensioners in Yucatan
January 14, 2021 - Infonavit mortgage loans. The new rules
December 29, 2020 - They are taking action against the seasonal drop in employment with a campaign to avoid “irregular” layoffs
December 21, 2020 - Interview with Ricardo Martínez, PhD, on changes to outsourcing
November 22, 2020 - The reform to outsourcing leaves workers unprotected
November 17, 2020 - Mexico has not failed to comply
November 15, 2020 - Outsourcing will be penalized and prosecuted as organized crime
November 15, 2020 - Mexico, Biden will not play
November 10, 2020 - There are warnings of a higher use of company insourcing
November 9 , 2020 - The reduction of the year-end bonus for public officials
November 6, 2020 - And if Biden wins… ‘adjustments’ are foreseen in energy and labor topics in Mexico
November 6, 2020 - Axes of the 2021 labor policy agenda that companies should take into consideration
November 5, 2020 - The Labor Reform enters into force in eight states
November 4, 2020 - Exporters could lose customs duties rights in Mexico due to lack of compliance with labor rights.
October 28, 2020 - The federal government will give a report on subcontracting tomorrow
October 28, 2020 - Flexibility in the working day to attend to children’s education is proposed
October 27, 2020 - Parents will be able to educate during the working day
October 27, 2020 - What is labor and sexual harassment in companies? – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez, PhD
October 21, 2020 - What is paid leave? – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD
October 21, 2020 - What is objective dismissal? – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez R., PhD
October 21, 2020 - What is paternity leave? – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD
October 21, 2020 - The ADVANTAGES of the Reform to the Pension System – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez
October 21, 2020 - The DISADVANTAGES of the Reform to the Pension System – Legal Consulting Office with Ricardo Martínez
October 21, 2020 - Outsourcing is sought to be used for temporary employment
October 19, 2020 - Is it advisable to lower the commissions charged by Afores?
October 8, 2020 - II International Conversatory “Labor Tools for Post- Covid-19 generation of employment
October 8, 2020 - Pandemic times: 35% of workers spend more in the home office mode
October 1, 2020 - The reform to pensions is necessary; the labor market is having many ups and downs: Concamin
September 29, 2020 - Afores’ commissions must be capped.- experts
September 28, 2020 - Reform to the Pension System
September 28, 2020 - Napo promotes union headcounts to gain collective bargaining agreements
September 16, 2020 - “Working from home, 6 months later”
September 14, 2020 - Legal Consultancy Office – Home Office – with Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD
September 10, 2020 - How can you collect your severance payment in times of pandemic?
September 3, 2020 - Pensions
August 25, 2020 - Pensions, the center of discussion in collective bargaining agreements
August 24, 2020 - Returning pensions to the SUTERM would be unfair to the rest of the workers Martínez Rojas
August 21, 2020 - The case of union leader Hugo Bello must also be tried in labor courts: specialists
August 19, 2020 - Vulnerable population in the employment area will obtain pension: De La Vega & Martínez Rojas
August 7, 2020 - The USMCA is diluted: it doesn’t seem to be the fuel that Mexico needs to recover
July 17, 2020 - The Mayan Train evades the Law and USMCA agreements
July 13, 2020 - USMCA panel members
July 3, 2020 - Mexico has material to answer US labor complaints with: PI
July 3, 2020 - Labor protection contracts, the greatest risk in the USMCA
July 3, 2020 - Protection contracts are discarded in the Mayan Train
June 30, 2020 - Unions and companies must review CCTs [Collective Bargaining Agreements] after relaxation of Covid-19 measures
June 3, 2020 - What to do if you don’t receive your profit sharing payment?
June 2, 2020 - Companies must implement new measures in order to resume activities
May 27, 2020 - Companies must start preparing protocols for a safe return: specialists
May 21, 2020 - Lawyers disagree on the topic of salary payments
May 6, 2020 - Profit sharing must be paid in spite of the Covid-19 contingency: Ricardo Martínez, partner at the D&M Firm
May 5, 2020 - Amparos are denied to non-essentials
April 24, 2020 - The STPS will intensify inspections of companies during Phase 3 of the health emergency
April 23, 2020 - The IMSS determines that Covid-19 will be acknowledged as an occupational disease
April 16, 2020 - They intend to maintain salaries
April 6, 2020 - Deferring the payment of taxes, a global measure
April 1, 2020 - A national health emergency due to Covid-19 is declared, what are the implications of this in the labor arena?
March 31, 2020 - Employers can reach an agreement with employees on the payment of 30 days of the minimum wage due to the suspension of work
March 31, 2020 - The STPS creates a controversy in regard to the status of workers upon companies stopping activities.
March 31, 2020 - Is it legal for you to be forced to go to your workplace or have your salary reduced due to coronavirus?
May 27, 2020 - What can you demand upon work suspension due to Covid-19?
March 18, 2020 - Supervision, the focus of the ruling on outsourcing regulation
March 6, 2020 - The differences between labor contracting and subcontracting
March 5, 2020 - De La Vega & Martinez Rojas, S.C. Analyzes: Challenges of the Labor Reform / Comunicae.com.mx
February 27, 2020 - 80% of collective bargaining agreements will disappear with the Labor Reform, lawyer predicts / Sin Embargo
February 20, 2020 - Protection agreements are given 3 years / Reforma
February 20, 2020 - Negotiations under the cover of darkness are over; for the first time, the workers will be in command / El Economista
February 20, 2020 - 80% of collective bargaining agreements will disappear with the labor reform / EconomíaHoy.mx
February 20, 2020 - The IMSS keeps the criterion on pension caps at 25 minimum wages.
February 6, 2020 - Experts warn that the payment of pensions will impact public finances
February 5, 2020 - There will be serious problems with pensioners and retirees in 2026: Specialist
February 5, 2020 - Pensions will have a ceiling only in case of litigation
February 5, 2020 - There will be serious problems with pensioners and retirees in 2026: Specialist
February 4, 2020 - The effects and implications of the having the Government ‘punish’ illegal outsourcing as organized crime
January 21, 2020 - Labor unions’ leadership renewals, a challenge for the new administration: labor specialists
January 7, 2020 - What to do if you did not receive your end-year bonus?
December 27, 2019 - Benefits of the pilot program Incorporation of People who are Domestic Workers
December 9, 2019 - The US puts pressure on Mexico in regard to the labor reform
December 4, 2019 - Gómez Urrutia’s subcontracting initiative seeks international support despite its rejection in Mexico.
November 11, 2019 - Alert due to reforms that inhibit employment
November 4, 2019 - What does the standard on work-related stress consist of?
October 25, 2019 - L&E Global’s Latin America Members praised in latest Legal 500 rankings
October 17, 2019 - Court ruling on the increase of pensions
October 16, 2019 - Modifications to the payment of pensions, from UMAS to minimum wages.
October 16, 2019 - PTU, the payment of profit sharing
October 10, 2019 - Retirees’ Pensions will increase by 20 percent due to mandatory jurisprudence
October 4, 2019 - Accrued salaries initiative is criticized
October 1, 2019 - Retirees’ pension will increase by 20 percent
September 27, 2019 - Retirees’ pensions will increase by 20% after Court ruling
September 25, 2019 - Pension payment is based on minimum wages and not UMA: SCJN
September 24, 2019 - Can you get fired for comments in your social networks? The Interjet case
September 19, 2019 - Activism Grows
September 12, 2019 - The STPS defines labor agenda priorities
September 12, 2019 - Interview with Ricardo Martínez Rojas, PhD, on Companies’ PTU
September 6, 2019 - Minimum wage and pensions
August 28, 2019 - Labor disputes, which is the best way to conciliate
August 7, 2019 - Strategic Programm of the Mexican Labor Legal Reform
August 6, 2019 - Conference “Labor Reform in Mexico” in the National Defense Secretary
July 30, 2019 - Flexibility, the Basis for Work-Personal Life Balance
July 18, 2019 - ¡Últimos lugares! Desayuno Técnico Reforma Laboral 18 de julio | IMEF CDMX
July 15, 2019 - How will Austerity Law affect former officials?
July 9, 2019 - Route to update 500,00 Collective Bargaining Agreements begins
July 8, 2019 - Plática sobre la Reforma Laboral en Aeromexico
June 27, 2019 - #México | Datos claves para entender la #ReformaLaboral
June 12, 2019 - Congreso Internacional de Gestores de Capital Humano, ADERIAC 2019
may 30, 2019 - Doctor Ricardo Martínez Rojas, en el foro La Reforma Laboral: Oportunidades y Soluciones en las relaciones organizacionales
May 29, 2019 - Evento para la Cámara Canadiense sobre la Reforma Laboral
May 24, 2019 - Participación del Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas en el Foro Retos del nuevo entorno Laboral
May 17, 2019 - Homenaje a Don Gilberto Muñoz Mosqueda
May 16, 2019 - Conferencia Magistral “Reforma Sindical y NO SINDICALIZACIÓN”
April 29, 2019 - Tambalea reforma a viejo sindicalismo
April 11, 2019 - Asociación sindical: el gran pendiente en la discusión por la reforma laboral
April 10, 2019 - Plática del Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas en la Asociación de Recursos Humanos de la Industria Energética
April 4, 2019 - Reforma Sindical
April 2, 2019 - Ceremonia solemne de recepción académica del Doctor Ricardo Martínez Rojas, como Académico de Número.
March 27, 2019 - Convenio de Revisión del Contrato Colectivo de Trabajo de McDonald’s
March 26, 2019 - Con AMLO, vuelven huelgas, pero bajan emplazamientos
march 21, 2019 - Paros laborales se extienden a Ciudad Victoria y Altamira
February 27, 2019 - Preocupa a la IP reforma laboral
February 27, 2019 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas en Reporte 10
February 25, 2019 - Paros laborales se extienden a Ciudad Victoria y Altamira
February 9, 2019 - Esperan en abril aprobación de reforma laboral.
February 5, 2019 - ¿Qué es #JóvenesConstruyendoElFuturo?
January 29, 2019 - Trabajadores Independientes
January 10, 2019 - El aumento al salario mínimo
December 19, 2018 - Van con transparencia con iniciativa laboral.
December 10, 2018 - Aguinaldo: ¿para quién y cuándo se debe pagar el aguinaldo?
December 5, 2018 - La Coparmex considera los cambios en despidos y contrataciones un riesgo para las empresas
November 6, 2018 - ¿Cuáles son los principales retos del Poder Judicial para México en el próximo sexenio?
October 26, 2018 - Ningún Funcionario Público puede ganar más que el Presidente
September 17, 2018 - Junta Anual CONCAMIN 2018
September 17, 2018 - Tiempo extra, pago por minuto
september 12, 2018 - Política laboral
August 30, 2018 - Lanzamiento de Benchmark Latin America 2018
August 24, 2018 - La propuesta de aumentar el salario en la frontera es regresiva, y por decreto no es posible
July 18, 2018 - Pagarán a 7 mil ex empleados de Mexicana 11 mdd de fideicomiso
July 17, 2018 - Reconocimiento del Secretario del Trabajo al Doctor Ricardo Martínez Rojas
July 17, 2018 - ¿Cómo es el plan para trasladar las dependencias a los estados?
July 17, 2018 - Daría “Napo” giro en Reforma – Opinión de nuestro Socio Fundador Ricardo Martínez Rojas acerca de la llegada de Napoleón Gómez Urrutia al Senado.
July 5, 2018 - Ricardo Martínez Rojas en reunión con el Secretario del Trabajo y Previsión Social Roberto Rafael Campa Cifrián
June 27, 2018 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas en “Zona Laboral” acerca del pago de horas extras y prolongación de la jornada.
June 22,2018 - Aeroméxico y Sobrecargos logran acuerdo salarial
May 15, 2018 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas sobre el pago de la PTU en el programa “Nuestro Espacio Con Sentido”
May 15, 2018 - Se ampara la Barra de Abogados contra Reforma Laboral
March 22, 2018 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas sobre Reforma a la Ley del Trabajo
February 28, 2018 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas sobre demanda laboral por despido injustificado
February 8, 2018 - Preocupa destino de Reforma en Justicia Laboral: Expertos
January 12, 2018 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas sobre obligaciones al contratar trabajo doméstico
December 14, 2017 - “Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas sobre trabajo doméstico
November 22, 2017 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas acerca de despido por robo
November 7, 2017 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas acerca del acoso laboral.
May 31, 2017 - Entrevista al Dr. Ricardo Martínez Rojas acerca del acoso laboral
May 23, 2017