If you own an SME and have never read Law 11.544, you are not alone. Most owners know it by hearsay: "it's 8 hours, it's 48 a week." And not much more. The problem starts when a Ministry of Labor inspection arrives or a claim is filed at SECLO, and things get serious. I explain the law line by line, in plain language, no strings attached, so you know exactly what you signed when you hired your first employee.