Home › Articles › Outlook Outage and Employee Pay Outlook Went Down: Can a Costa Rica Employer Skip Paying for the Day? Outlook outage employee pay became an urgent question for HR teams on November 12, 2026, when an Exchange Online failure knocked out email, calendars and Teams meetings for companies across the Americas and […]
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Sick Leave Pay in Costa Rica 2026: CCSS & INS Calculator
Home › Blog › Labor Law › Sick Leave Pay Sick Leave Pay in Costa Rica: Employer Guide and CCSS & INS Calculators If you employ people in Costa Rica, sooner or later someone will hand you an incapacidad — a medical leave certificate issued by the public health system. The rules on who pays, […]
Costa Rica 12-Hour Shifts: Salary Simulator & Checklist
Home › Labor Law › Costa Rica 12-Hour Shifts Costa Rica 12-Hour Shifts (4×3 Workweek): Salary Simulator and Employer Compliance Checklist Legal Costa Rica 12-hour shifts are closer than ever, but they aren’t here yet. Bill No. 24,290 (file 24.290 in Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly), which would allow a 4×3 workweek of four 12-hour shifts […]
ILO Convention 190 in Costa Rica: What Changes for Employers
Home › Blog › Labor Law › ILO Convention 190 ILO Convention 190 in Costa Rica: What Changes for Employers Starting October 2, 2026 ILO Convention 190 on violence and harassment in the world of work takes full legal effect in Costa Rica on October 2, 2026. This is not just one more policy to […]
Mergers and Acquisitions in Costa Rica: For Investors
Home › Blog › Commercial Law › Mergers & Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions in Costa Rica: A Legal Guide for Investors Mergers and acquisitions in Costa Rica aren’t primarily governed by the Commercial Code — Costa Rican legal scholarship itself acknowledges that its statutory treatment of corporate combinations is thin and imprecise. The real regulatory […]
Employer Cost Calculator Costa Rica: Net Salary & Payroll Cost
Home › Blog › Employer Cost Calculator Employer Cost Calculator Costa Rica: What It Really Costs to Hire Someone This employer cost calculator for Costa Rica shows in seconds what an employee actually takes home and what it really costs your company to hire them — employee withholding, employer social security contributions, income tax, family […]
Costa Rica Severance Calculator 2026
Costa Rica Severance Calculator Calculating severance pay in Costa Rica means more than multiplying salary by years of service — notice, severance, Christmas bonus, and vacation pay each follow different rules under the Costa Rica Labor Code. Use the AG Legal calculator below to get an estimate, then read the guide underneath to understand exactly […]
Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: Criminal Case
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Employee Fraud Investigation Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: What to Do When You Suspect Fraud or Bribery Your CFO just flagged numbers that don’t add up, or cash that’s gone missing. Or a client says an employee asked for payment in cash with no invoice, or a […]
Costa Rica Corporate Compliance 2026: Calendar Deadlines
Home › Blog › Commercial Law › Corporate Compliance Costa Rica Corporate Compliance Calendar 2026: Deadlines, Obligations and Company Planner Costa Rica corporate compliance is not one annual filing. A company can have corporate, tax, beneficial-ownership, payroll, municipal and special-regime obligations running on different calendars at the same time. This 2026 guide organizes the deadlines […]
Christmas Bonus Calculator: Costa Rica 2026
Home › Blog › Labor Law › Christmas Bonus Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo) in Costa Rica: 2026 Legal Guide for Employers From AG Legal’s Corporate Labor Law team, attorney Rocío Quirós walks through what US and international companies need to know about the Christmas bonus in Costa Rica — known locally as the “aguinaldo.” This guide […]
Return to Office in Costa Rica | Remote Work & WFH Guide for Employers
Home › Blog › Return to Office Return to Office in Costa Rica: How Employers Can Revoke Remote Work Without Triggering Labor Claims Return to office in Costa Rica is now a priority for employers that need stronger supervision, in-person collaboration, information control, and better integration across teams. The legal challenge is not simply moving […]
Termination for Cause in Costa Rica: Guide for Employers
Home › Blog › Termination for Cause Termination for Cause in Costa Rica: A Practical Legal Guide for Employers, HR, and Foreign Companies A practical, employer-focused guide to termination for cause in Costa Rica, also known as dismissal without employer liability. Learn what Article 81 of the Costa Rica Labor Code allows, what HR must […]