The Constitutional Amendment nº 45/2004 and the new competence of the Justice Labour

Abstract

When you mention the jurisdiction of the Labor Court is endorsing the power that the adjudicative body has to exercise jurisdiction to adjudicate the made according to their assignments. With Constitutional Amendment nº 45/04 the jurisdiction of the labor courts underwent significant expansion. With this modification, several matters before subject to ordinary jurisdiction, were incorporated by this specialized court. With this constitutional amendment,new material jurisdiction now covers litigations arising not only the employment relationship , but also those from the employment relationship. This fact has generated many questions about some specific situations within the Brazilian legal reality and deserves further study.