UnitedHealth Group, owner of Amil, sent a statement to its employees this Wednesday (31) warning that it will not yet pay the value of the new nursing floor. The law was sanctioned by Bolsonaro earlier this month.
In the communiqué to the workers, the company says that the constitutionality of this law is being questioned by the CNSaúde (National Health Confederation) in the STF (Supreme Federal Court) and that, therefore, it will wait for the decision of the court on the request for an injunction to suspend the effects of the law.
“Given this legal uncertainty – and because it is a relevant topic for the health sector as a whole, with a huge social impact -, our company chose to wait for the decision that the STF will take in relation to the injunction. We have observed the same cautious posture in other public and private agents in the sector”, says the company’s message.
The company says it will comply with its legal obligations as soon as the matter is resolved in the Judiciary, without prejudice to workers.
The case being analyzed by the Supreme Court will be judged by Minister Luís Roberto Barroso. During the month, he asked for a manifestation of Congress, the Planalto Palace, the AGU (Advocacy-General of the Republic) and the PGR (Prosecutor-General’s Office) on the ADI (Direct Action of Unconstitutionality). All the opinions were against the arguments of the CNSaúde, with the exception of the PGR, which should manifest itself by the end of this week.
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