{"id":185,"date":"2020-01-15T04:43:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.langcr.com\/content\/?p=185"},"modified":"2020-01-15T04:43:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:43:07","slug":"modification-to-the-labor-code-of-costa-rica-hiv-law-no-7771","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.langcr.com\/content\/modification-to-the-labor-code-of-costa-rica-hiv-law-no-7771\/","title":{"rendered":"Modification to the Labor Code of Costa Rica: HIV Law N\u00ba 7771"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2nd, 2019 the President of Costa Rica sanctioned bill N\u00ba 7771 \u201cHIV Law\u201d to reform articles 71 and 81 of the Labor Code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among the changes introduced by said bill, the following are the most relevant for those individuals and companies subject to labor relationships in Costa Rica:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employers must refrain from requesting medical certificates (statement from a physician) to the applicants and employees and conducting clinical testing to detect HIV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employers are bound to the duty of confidentiality with respect to the health condition of their employees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Employees have the right to not disclosing their current HIV status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our law firm strongly advises making sure you are compliant with these new labor law rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 2nd, 2019 the President of Costa Rica sanctioned bill N\u00ba 7771 \u201cHIV Law\u201d to reform articles 71 and 81 of the Labor Code. &nbsp; 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