On January 3, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez signed Law No. 9-2020 (“Act 9” or “the Act”), known as the Working Women’s Bill of Rights. While the Act expressly states that it was enacted for informational purposes...more
1/20/2020
/ Breastfeeding ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Regulations ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Gap ,
Posting Requirements ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Puerto Rico ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statutory Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Act No. 83 of August 1, 2019, (Act 83) provides up to 15 days of unpaid leave, and/or reasonable accommodation, for employees who are themselves victims of abusive situations, or have a close family member who is. ...more
An Employee’s Felony Indictment Constitutes Just Cause for Termination -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On April 25, 2019, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that a felony indictment...more
7/17/2019
/ Caregivers ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Felonies ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Regulations ,
Puerto Rico ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
As we have previously discussed, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor (PR DOL) has recently published the first edition of its Guidelines on the Interpretation of Puerto Rico’s Employment Legislation (Guidelines), which...more
6/5/2019
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Day of Rest Laws ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Contract ,
Holiday Pay ,
Over-Time ,
Puerto Rico ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Severance Pay ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Vacation Leave ,
Wage and Hour
On December 6, 2017, the Puerto Rico Secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (“Secretary”) published the proposed Regulation to Administer Act No. 379 of May 15, 1948, as amended, known as Puerto Rico’s...more
On November 10, 2017, Puerto Rico's Secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (“Secretary”) issued Opinion No. 2017-002 (“Opinion”) addressing allowable deductions from non-exempt employees’ pay following...more
On October 17, 2017, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources (Secretary) issued Opinion No. 2017-001 (Opinion) regarding the compensation of exempt and non-exempt private sector employees for workdays...more
10/18/2017
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Disaster Aid ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Hurricane Maria ,
Loss of Income ,
Natural Disasters ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Puerto Rico ,
Wage and Hour
On August 10, 2017, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources issued and made effective the Uniform Guidelines for the Self-Assessment of Equal Pay in the Workplace (“the Guidelines”). These Guidelines were...more
On May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, announced the final changes to the regulations that govern the “white collar” overtime exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). It remains to...more
5/20/2016
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Management ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Puerto Rico ,
Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions