January, 2012. Alina Nassar Vice President, International Affairs.
We proudly inform that our partner Alina Nassar has been appointed in the Board of Directors of the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) as Vice President, International Affairs – Americas.
December, 2011. Apostille in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica has become the number one hundred country to sign the Hague Convention on Apostille. Therefore, beginning on December 14th our country will use the apostille as a means of certification of documents.
An Apostille applies to any public document that is issued in a foreign country and to be used in Costa Rica. It also applies to any public document issued by a Costa Rican authority intended to be used abroad.
This apostille system of documents may be used only when both the country where the document is issued and the country in which is intended to be used, are members of the Apostille Convention.
September, 2010. New obligations for private companies…
Act No. 8805 is in effect as of September 2. It sets forth new obligations for private companies in the prevention and punishment of sexual harassment. On September 8, Nassar Abogados held training sessions to clients and friends, in order to prepare national and international companies about the scope of this new law
Among the new requirements provided by the Act, there are the following:
- All companies must have an internal policy to prevent, discourage, avoid and punish all sexual harassment behaviors.
- This policy must be disclosed verbally and in writing to all employees. Furthermore, the content of the Act must be disclosed in the company.
- The company should keep personnel with experience in sexual harassment prevention.
- The Ministry of Labour (Ministerio de Trabajo) must be informed of all sexual harassment allegations that are filed in the workplace.
- The Sexual Harassment policies should include the establishment of commissions for investigation, and their appointment, duration, and other procedures, must be recognized and supervised by the Ministry of Labour.
In addition, the Act reinforces special protection for the victims (harassed employees) that prohibits their dismissal without a cause while the investigation is in process. It also establishes a special procedure for domestic workers. If an employee complaining of sexual harassment commits a serious misconduct, his/her dismissal should be authorized by the Ministry of Labour.
June, 2010. Nassar Abogados expands…
Nassar Abogados expands its operations in Central America by the opening of a second office in Honduras. The new office is located in Tegucigalpa, Colonia Lomas del Guijarro, Boulevard Juan Pablo II, Torre Alianza, Suite 102. It joins the network of offices located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, San Salvador, El Salvador, Managua, Nicaragua and San José, Costa Rica.
April,2010.
Monserrat Alfaro, in charge of the IP area...
Monserrat Alfaro, in charge of the IP area of Nassar Abogados, has been appointed for a second consecutive term as Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Association of IP Professionals.
March, 2010 Partner Henry Rodriguez and Senior Associate Luis Varela...
Partner Henry Rodriguez and Senior Associate Luis Varela were appointed arbitrators of the Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce.
December,2009. Alina Nassar, partner in the Costa Rica office of Nassar Abogados..
Alina Nassar, partner in the Costa Rica office of Nassar Abogados, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA).
IAWA is an international organization of women of achievement who hold senior positions in the aviation and aerospace industry. This is the first Central American woman within the IAWA Board, and the second Latin American appointed.