Article 691 Federal Labor Law
TITLE FOURTEEN. Labor Procedural Law · CHAPTER II. On Capacity, Standing and Legitimation
Current text · last reform published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) on 14 May 2026
The minor employees have capacity to appear in trial without need of any authorization; but, in case of not being assisted by counsel in trial, the Court shall request the intervention of the Attorney's Office for the Defense of Labor for that purpose. In the case of minors under 16 years of age, the Attorney's Office for the Defense of Labor shall designate a representative for them when they do not have one.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall also apply in the case of presumed beneficiaries of a deceased employee.