Article 896 Federal Labor Law

For the application of article 503 of the Federal Labor Law, with the filing of the complaint the Court shall begin the investigations referred to in that provision; for this purpose it shall request the employer to provide the names and addresses of the beneficiaries registered with it and with the official institutions; it may furthermore order the carrying out of any proceeding, or use the means of communication it deems pertinent, to summon all the persons who depended economically on the deceased employee to exercise their rights before the Court.

If there is controversy among the interested parties, the Court shall summon the preliminary hearing.

The Court shall issue its resolution taking into account the arguments and evidence provided by the persons who exercised rights derived from the benefits generated by the deceased employee.