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September 2026 19 news items
TSTSep 24, 2026

TST: dismissal the day after returning from a serious-illness leave is presumed discriminatory

3rd Panel applies Súmula 443 and finds discrimination in the dismissal of an employee with bipolar disorder with no justification from the company.

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TSTSep 24, 2026

TST: without a Sunday off every 15 days, retail employee is entitled to double pay

Special rule in article 386 of the CLT prevails over the general retail rule for Sunday-rest rotation.

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CARFSep 17, 2026

CARF upholds assessment over corporate fragmentation used to reduce social-security contributions

A company created a second CNPJ under Simples Nacional to shift part of its payroll: CARF applied the primacy of reality over legal form.

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STJ & RFBSep 17, 2026

Social-security credits on payroll: the status, today, of three rulings your company needs to track

Brazil's Superior Court and Federal Revenue moved on payroll social-security credits in 2026. See each ruling's status, confirmed today.

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STJSep 15, 2026

STJ rules, in a binding precedent, that the CPRB is part of the PIS/Cofins tax base

Topic 1276: the contribution that replaces payroll tax in tax-exempt sectors is not excluded from the PIS/Cofins base, and the combined tax burden goes up.

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TSTSep 15, 2026

TST approves agreement that regulates remote work at Brazil's mint and averts a strike

The settlement establishes a hybrid schedule of 3 on-site days and 2 remote days for 500 employees, with its own time-tracking rules.

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TSTSep 14, 2026

TST reaffirms that providing PPE alone doesn't remove the hazard-pay premium in a cold room without thermal breaks

Topic 80 (binding): the absence of the thermal break required by CLT art. 253 is enough on its own to establish unhealthy working conditions.

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TSTSep 14, 2026

TST grants an employee on indemnified notice the right to join a voluntary severance plan (PDV) launched after her dismissal

The employment contract remains in force during indemnified notice: excluding this group from the voluntary plan creates liability.

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TSTSep 11, 2026

TST holds a security company liable for investigating a driver's private life every year

Recurring checks into debts, gambling and family life with neighbors go beyond the employer's managerial power.

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TSTSep 11, 2026

TST rules out a presumption of discriminatory dismissal after termination following a flu sick note

Protection under Súmula 443 is reserved for serious illnesses carrying social stigma, not routine sick leave.

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STFSep 10, 2026

NR-1 psychosocial-risk fine suspension ends September 23

The duty to map the risks was never suspended. What changes, what doesn't, and the closing window.

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TSTSep 10, 2026

TST upholds automatic renewal of the probationary contract, but a missing clause detail can prove costly

The 4th Panel rules the extension can be implied, with no new document, as long as it's provided for in the original contract.

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MTESep 10, 2026

PAT requires full company re-registration by November: companies that don't migrate automatically lose the benefit

MTE Ordinances 1,582/2026 and 1,599/2026: old data does not migrate to the new system of the Worker Meal Program.

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TSTSep 10, 2026

TST upholds job stability after a workplace accident even without an INSS sickness benefit

The 2nd Panel reinstates an employee dismissed during recovery: the causal link to the job is what matters, not the INSS claim process.

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STFSep 8, 2026

STF upholds TST precedents on job stability, closing the door on a blanket review

In ADPF 1,288, the Supreme Court confirmed that rules such as job stability for pregnant employees and workplace-accident victims remain as they are.

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eSocialSep 4, 2026

eSocial will validate dependents' CPF with the Receita Federal, and it can block your payroll in November

Technical Note S-1.3 No. 07/2026: an inconsistent dependent CPF now causes events like S-1210 and S-2501 to be rejected.

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Receita FederalSep 3, 2026

Receita Federal changes how the IRRF holding period resets on private-pension portability

COSIT Ruling No. 172/2026: whoever ports the plan restarts the holding-period clock, and can fall back to the 35% rate.

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STFSep 3, 2026

STF sets R$ 5,000 as the threshold for free legal aid, reshaping the risk in labor lawsuits

In ADC 80, the Supreme Court replaced the 2017 reform's criterion with a single income threshold, valid across the entire Judiciary.

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CongressSep 10, 2026

PEC 148/25 and the end of the 6x1 shift are already shaping ongoing bargaining

Even before the final vote, unions and companies are getting ahead of the debate on hours and pay.

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