The Caja throws a few curves for expat employers

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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How to handle employees and their paperwork represents a continuing problem for expats.

An article on domestic employees produced a great deal of interest. Many persons wrote and said they were not legally registering their employees and did not have workers compensation for them either. Some expats asked if they needed to cover themselves as well. Everyone who wrote still is confused. 

Get a raw deal from the government? Sue'em

By: Garland M. Baker B.

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People are tired of losing money in Costa Rica.  They are fed up with flushing it down the toilet due to the mistakes made by the Registro Nacional and other government entities.  They are also disgusted with the bulling around they get from administrative offices.

Expats and Ticos alike are fighting to get their money back. To resolve their conflicts, they are suing the government, holding it responsible for its inefficiencies and negligence.  They are using a revised procedural code called the Código Procesal Contencioso Administrativo or the procedural code for administrative disputes.