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The cases in which an employer can terminate a worker with employer liability after a workplace accident are analyzed, detailing the employer's obligations and the worker's right to reinstatement.

Mandatory retirement policies have been used by companies as a mechanism to renew their workforce. However, it is important to be aware of the legal framework surrounding such practices in order to assess their applicability.

Analysis of the dismissal of a worker for compromising workplace safety, according to article 81, subsection f) of the Labor Code.

The legal process and steps that the family members of a deceased worker must follow to claim their labor rights in Costa Rica are explained.

Short reflection on some differences between a dismissal at the will of the employer (with employer liability) when discrimination is alleged, versus a punitive dismissal (without employer liability).

The possibility is evaluated for the employer to initiate a disciplinary process based on comments made by the employee on social networks.

Incidents of aggression between workers are scrutinized as grounds for termination without bearing employer responsibility.

While the employer is unable to implement a dismissal with liability while the worker is incapacitated, there is no rule prohibiting executing a dismissal without liability if it is determined that the worker has committed a serious offense before or during the incapacity.

A brief analysis of the most critical aspects of severance pay, its calculation, and in which cases the employer must pay it within the labor relations of the private sector.

Unfair competition is analyzed as a cause for dismissal without employer responsibility.