Regulation of The Workers Food Assistance Law is Published

A regulation that contains guidelines to establish food assistance programs for employers to follow.



June 11th, 2015.


Dear clients and friends, 

On June 4th of this year, the Regulation of the Workers Food Assistance Law was published in the Official Federal Gazette. This Regulation contains guidelines that employers that establish food assistance programs for their workers must follow. The most important rules include the following:




1. Employers that establish food assistance programs must have written contracts with: (i) cafeteria´s service providers; (ii) restaurants or food establishments; (iii) the issuers of vouchers, or (iv) the food providers.

2. The employers must have the physical or electronic support evidencing that the workers received food assistance. Such support should contain at least the following: name of the worker, RFC, CURP, mode of food assistance, quantifiable amount in money and date or period of application of the assistance.

To read the full document please click here. 

For additional information, contact our experts:


Javier Lizardi, Partner: jlizardi@vwys.com.mx

Rodolfo Trampe, Associate: rtrampe@vwys.com.mx

Fernando de Buen, Associate: fdebuen@vwys.com.mx

Alix Trimmer, Associate: atrimmer@vwys.com.mx