Abstract

CARMONA GARCIA, José Leonardo. Exemption from procedural cost assessment in venezuelan labor procedures. Gaceta Laboral [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.3, pp.319-331. ISSN 1315-8597.

This study analyzes exemption from procedural cost assessment in the light of the Procedural Organic Labor Law. To accomplish this, the two suppositions regarding exemption contained in article 64 of said law are described and differentiated: on the one hand, plaintiffs as subjects can be exempt from assessment for procedural costs as long as they fulfill certain conditions, and on the other hand, entities of public power (the Republic, the States, Municipalities, Autonomous Institutes, State companies and foundations) as subjects enjoy certain procedural privileges that can exempt them from being assessed for procedural costs. Conclusions are that, in Venezuelan labor procedure, plaintiffs who demonstrate their condition as workers and earn less than three minimum salaries monthly and the Republic, the States, Autonomous Institutes and some State businesses are exempt from procedural costs.

Keywords : Assessment exemption; procedural costs; Procedural Organic Labor Law.