LANDMARK CASE ENFORCING MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISCRIMINATION CLAIM FILED IN LOCAL COURT BY EMPLOYEE AGAINST HER EMPLOYER UNDER ACT NO. 100-1959
In the landmark case Quiñones v. Asociación, 161 D.P.R. 668 (2004), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to assess the scope of an...
Read MorePUERTO RICO MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024
On June 12 th, 2024, the Minimum Wage Evaluation Commission of the Department of Labor and Human Resources (“DLHR”) (hereinafter, “the Commission”)...
Read MoreBE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL INCREASE ($10.50) TO THE MINIMUM WAGE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024
As you may recall from our previous Newsletter, on September 21, 2021, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law House Bill 338 which...
Read MoreFINAL RULES ISSUED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
On April 23rd, 2024, the U.S Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced issuance of Final Rules that impact the...
Read MoreCORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION REPORTING
The Corporate Transparency Act was enacted in 2021 to require that every corporation or limited liability company under the laws of a State or Indian Tribe...
Read MoreU.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES FINAL RULE ON CLASSIFYING WORKERS AS EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARS ACT
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Wage and Hour Division announced issuance of a new final rule titled “Employee or Independent...
Read MoreNOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING PERTAINING TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to update and revise the regulation...
Read MoreTHE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT COMES INTO EFFECT AND THE EEOC POSTS NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), signed into law by President Joe Biden on December 27th, 2022, became effective this past July 27th. The PWFA...
Read MoreEMPLOYERS BEWARE OF PROPOSED RULE THAT MAY IMPACT NON-COMPETE COVENANTS AND LOCAL LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS TO CURTAIL UNPAID INTERNSHIPS
A. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposes rule to ban non-compete covenants and/or agreements Earlier this month the FTC published for public opinion...
Read MoreBEWARE OF CHANGES TO STATUTORY CHRISTMAS BONUS AND RELATED OCTOBER 24TH OPINION FROM PR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
On June 20, 2022, Governor Pedro Pierluisi signed into law Act No. 41-2022 (hereinafter, Act No. 41) which amended various employment statutes including the...
Read MorePUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (“PRDOL”) PUBLISHES MODEL PROTOCOL TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS IN THE WORKPLACE
On October 28th, 2022, the PRDOL published a model protocol to prevent and address sexual harassment complaints in the workplace. You can access the PRDOL’s...
Read MoreEFFECTIVE DATE OF 2022 LABOR REFORM IS FAST APPROACHING
Despite opposition from the Financial Oversight and Management Board (“Oversight Board”), Governor Pedro Pierluisi recently signed into law House Bill No....
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