Article 697 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
Whenever two or more persons exercise the same action or oppose the same exception in the same trial, they must litigate jointly and with a common representation, unless the co-litigants have opposing interests.
If it deals with the plaintiff parties, the appointment of common representative must be made in the writing of claim, or in the preliminary hearing; if it deals with the defendant parties, the appointment shall be made in the writing of answer or in the hearing that has been mentioned. If the appointment is not made by the interested parties within the indicated terms, the Court shall make it, choosing among the interested parties themselves.
The common representative shall have the rights, obligations and responsibility inherent to a judicial representative.