Labor Courts of Brazil

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The Labor Courts of Brazil are a specialized branch of the judiciary responsible for resolving disputes and enforcing rights related to labor relations and employment throughout the country.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Labor Courts of Brazil canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the Judiciary of Brazil
specialized court system
abbreviation Justiça do Trabalho
aim promotion of social justice in labor relations
protection of workers' rights
appealTo Regional Labor Courts
linked to: Labour Courts

Superior Labor Court
collaboratesWith Public Labor Prosecution Office (Ministério Público do Trabalho)
constitutionalArticle Article 111 of the Constitution of Brazil
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil of 1988
country Brazil
employs labor judges
labor prosecutors
function adjudication of labor disputes
conciliation between employers and employees
enforcement of labor rights
execution of labor judgments
interpretation of labor legislation
geographicalOrganization regions
governingLaw Brazilian Federal Constitution
Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT)
handles claims for moral damages related to employment
claims for overtime pay
claims for severance pay
claims for unpaid wages
claims for workplace safety violations
collective bargaining disputes
disputes over employment contracts
disputes over union representation
hasLevel Labor Courts of First Instance
linked to: Labour Courts

Regional Labor Courts
linked to: Labour Courts

Superior Labor Court
headquartersOfHighestCourt Brasília
highestCourt Superior Labor Court
jurisdiction collective labor disputes
employment disputes
individual labor disputes
labor relations
social security matters related to employment
union-related disputes
language Portuguese
legalSystem civil law
numberOfRegionalCourts 24
partOf Judiciary of Brazil
procedureFeature mandatory conciliation hearing in first instance
oral hearings
specialized labor judges
scope private sector employment disputes
public sector employment disputes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brazilian government judicialBody Labor Courts of Brazil
Military Courts of Brazil isDistinctFrom Labor Courts of Brazil