Overview
- Secretaries, court staff and some public defenders received paychecks missing the Ayuda de Traslado allowance, reducing their income for the first half of January.
- The Órgano de Administración Judicial stated the allowance was not eliminated and will be paid retroactively in the second half of January 2026.
- The agency attributed the omission to administrative changes tied to the Federal Judiciary’s new single pay scale approved on January 7.
- The Federal Judiciary workers’ union reported meetings with OAJ leaders and said it secured a commitment to restore the payment in the next pay period.
- Worker groups voiced skepticism, citing acquired labor rights reaffirmed in the 2024 judicial reform and noting the allowance’s roughly 15-year status as part of compensation, with concerns amplified by social media and recent pay disputes.