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Giraldo Velasco Abogados
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Labor law advice
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Strategic legal solutions in labor, civil, and administrative law oriented to protect what matters most to you.

Giraldo Velasco Abogados

We are a law firm providing strategic legal solutions in labor, civil, and administrative law, focused on protecting what matters most to you.

Practice Areas

One Firm, Five Legal Practice Areas

We support companies and individuals across the legal fronts that most impact their daily operations.

Administrative Law

State contracting, proceedings before public entities, and disciplinary law.

Family Law

Family and estate matters handled with a human, hands-on approach.

Every Business. Every Need.

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Your Information, Protected the Right Way

Our client portal runs on infrastructure built for sensitive legal data.

Per-Client Isolation (RLS)

Each client can only see their own cases and documents, enforced at the database level with Supabase Row Level Security.

Encryption in Transit and at Rest

All information travels and is stored encrypted.

Law 1581 Habeas Data

Personal data handling aligned with Colombian data protection regulations.

Zero Training

Your data is never used to train third-party AI models.

Labor Reform: Law 2466 of 2025 Is Now in Force

In force since June 25, 2025, Law 2466 is the most significant modernization of Colombia’s Labor Code in decades. Here are the changes that most affect businesses:

Working hours

Maximum working hours reached their final stage: 42 hours per week since July 15, 2026 (Law 2101 of 2021), following the gradual phase-down from the original 48 hours.

Fixed-term contracts

Can no longer be renewed indefinitely: the new maximum limit is 4 years.

Sunday & holiday surcharges

Rising gradually: 80% since July 2025, 90% since July 2026 (currently in force), and 100% since July 2027.

Night shift

Now begins at 7:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 p.m.