Constitutional Courts issue rulings on police non-compliance and labor benefits

The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has reprimanded the National Police for failing to comply with judicial rulings. In sentence TC/0986/26, the court described the institution as “reticent” after it reinstated former captain Willis Darío Salazar Jiménez but failed to pay the back wages and benefits ordered by a previous ruling.

The court ordered the National Police to pay Salazar 1,104,000 pesos in accumulated penalties, calculated at 2,000 pesos per day for 552 days of non-compliance. The court noted that the institution failed to provide evidence of payment or a defense regarding the liquidation request, stating such conduct is incompatible with the duty to respect firm judicial decisions.

In Ecuador, the Constitutional Court has overturned previous judicial decisions that allowed career civil servants at the Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CNT EP) to access collective bargaining benefits. The court ruled that a 2022 protection action was used to improperly modify the labor regime of these workers.

As a result, CNT must conduct individual liquidations to recover funds paid to over 3,000 employees. An economic report estimated the impact at approximately $7.93 million. The company may recover these funds through payroll deductions over a maximum period of 36 months.