Congress President Moves to Lift Cap on Labor Settlement Payouts

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 13, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

Congress President Tomás Zambrano introduced a bill to repeal a budget provision that caps labor settlements with the State at 80% of benefits paid over three years, arguing the terms should be left to voluntary negotiation between the parties.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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