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Suspension of employment contracts due to COVID-19 As of March 21, 2020, Executive Decree No. 81 of March 20, 2020 came into force and effect in Panama, which, in relation to employer-employee relations, it establishes, in summary, the following: 1. For the application of Numeral 8 of Article 199 of…

Business shut-down due to COVID-19 and exceptions As a preventive measure of COVID-19, through Executive Decree No. 500 of March 19, 2020, the closing of commercial establishments and natural or legal person companies was ordered for 30 days from 11:59 p.m. March 20, 2020 in Panama, except those dedicated to…

Sanitary measures imposed in Panama due to COVID-19 As of March 16, 2020, Executive Decree 78 of March 16, 2020 came into force and effect in Panama, which, in relation to employer-employee relations, it establishes, in summary, the following: 1. Workers who are 60 years of age or older, as…