What is Labor statute of limitations (prescrição trabalhista)?

The labor statute of limitations is the loss of the right to sue with the passage of time. Two combined periods apply (art. 7º, XXIX, of the CF): biennial — 2 years from the contract’s end to file the action; and quinquennial — only the credits of the last 5 years before filing are exigible (Súmula 308 of the TST).

There is also total and partial limitation (Súmula 294) and intercurrent limitation in enforcement (art. 11-A of the CLT, post-Reform).

How LABORIS AI uses it

LABORIS AI computes the limitation windows per case and flags claims already time-barred — reducing the exposure to what is actually exigible.