Labor defense for your company, from the summons to the higher courts

PRACTICE AREAS

Labor lawsuits are fought on two fronts: a well-prepared defense in each case and fixing the routines that generate the claims. We work on both.

Defense in claims

Workplace accident

Enforcement and settlements

Prevention and routines

• Defense (response) and evidence on time

• Hearings with prior guidance for the company representative

• Unhealthy work, hazard and medical expert examinations

• Appeals to the TRT, the TST and, on constitutional questions, the STF

• Defense in accident and occupational disease lawsuits

• Technical assistant in expert examinations

• Management of safety documentation (training, PPE, accident reports)

• Defense in INSS reimbursement actions

• Immediate action on frozen accounts and seizures

• Challenging the calculations and the claim (defense)

• Swapping the guarantee to preserve cash flow

• Settlements negotiated based on the real risk

• Audit of routines that generate repeated lawsuits

• Employment, contractor and outsourcing contracts reviewed

• Working-hour controls and internal policies

• Monthly advice to the company and HR

In the Labor Courts deadlines are short and missing them is costly. The review starts the day the claim arrives.

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You send the summons or the issue

We review risk and strategy

You receive the plan and the proposal

On WhatsApp, with the notice received and the employee's documents: contract, time records, payslips and whatever else there is. We immediately check deadlines and any scheduled hearing.

We map the claims, the available evidence and how much the company may actually have to pay, frankly assessing when a full defense is worthwhile and when a settlement is the better deal.

Defense strategy, preparation of the company representative for the hearing and a written fee proposal: per case, or a monthly fee for companies with many lawsuits.

Founding attorney · Master's candidate in Law

The firm is led by attorney Sidnei Pedro Dias, with more than ten years of labor practice on both sides of the table, including the defense of construction companies and other sectors. Those who also act for workers know the arguments and evidence that will come against the company and prepare the defense in advance.

OAB/GO 48.603 · OAB/DF 68.207 · OAB/SP 501.693

Headquartered in Anápolis-GO with fully digital service, SPD Advocacia handles hearings and cases throughout Brazil, with appeals to the TRT, the TST and, on constitutional matters, the STF. The team follows every step, from the summons to enforcement.

Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · registered with OAB/GO under no. 3,123

Common examples, described in general terms. Each case depends on its own facts and documents.

Summons received

High-value accident claim

In the Labor Courts, if the company misses the hearing, the judge may take the facts alleged against it as true. Once served, the useful time to prepare the defense, the evidence and the company representative starts running immediately.

Accident lawsuits usually involve high-value claims and are decided on technical evidence: training, PPE, supervision and records. A defense with a technical assistant in the expert examination and the right document routine change the outcome.

Account freeze

Serial lawsuits

In enforcement proceedings, funds can be frozen in the company's accounts and jeopardize the monthly payroll. There are ways to respond: challenging the calculations, filing a defense and swapping the guarantee for one that weighs less on cash flow, within the legal deadlines.

When several claims repeat the same demand, such as overtime due to the same faulty time-tracking system, the problem is not in the lawsuits but in the routine. A preventive audit fixes the root cause and stops serial lawsuits.

We were served. What should we do first?

Don't put it off: send the notice for review the same day. We check the scheduled hearing and the deadlines, tell you which documents the company should gather and set the strategy in time, not the day before.

Does the owner need to attend the hearing?

Not necessarily: the company can be represented by a designated representative who knows the facts. Preparing that representative is part of our work, and their testimony can decide the case. Many hearings today are held by video conference.

Is it better to settle or fight to the end?

It depends on the real risk: available evidence, amounts claimed, cost of the case and decisions of the regional courts. We present the scenarios frankly, case by case. A good settlement may be the right strategic decision, and a full defense pays off when the evidence supports it.

How can we reduce the number of claims in the future?

By auditing the routines that most lead to judgments: working-hour controls, contracts, outsourcing and contractors, internal policies and safety documentation. Once the root cause is fixed, new lawsuits tend to decrease and existing ones become easier to defend.

How are fees charged?

Per case, with a fee set according to complexity, or a monthly fee for companies with many lawsuits, including prevention. In all cases, the proposal comes in writing before any engagement.

Send the summons and the documents on WhatsApp. The team replies with a review of the deadlines, the initial strategy and a written proposal.

If you prefer, write to dias@spd.adv.br

Informational content, in line with OAB rules (Provision 205/2021). Each case needs its own analysis, and we do not promise results. Sidnei Pedro Dias Sociedade Individual de Advocacia · OAB/GO 3,123 · CNPJ 32.614.440/0001-25