Puerto Rico’s Anti-Discrimination statute, Act 44 of July 2, 1985 (“Act 44”), makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a qualified applicant or employee with any kind of physical, mental or sensory disability. This protection does not extend to employees…
As a result of the approval in June of Act 41-2022, several significant changes were made to the 2017 Labor Reform[1] that expand private-sector worker rights. Nevertheless, it is important to keep in mind that the Financial…
On September 28, 2022, Act 17 of April 22, 1988 -known as the Act to Prohibit Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (“Act 17”)- was amended by Act 82-2022. In this article we briefly discuss three (3) of…
In recent days, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued a decision in which, among other matters, reaffirmed the discretion that employers have to manage their businesses in the way that best suits their operations, either by…
House Bill PC 3 (“Bill PC 3”), which would repeal the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (“Act 4-2017”), was recently sent to Governor Office for his signature. If signed into law, Bill PC 3 will change the…
Until recently, employees in Puerto Rico covered by the Federal Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) earned at least $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum wage. On January 1, 2022, however, Governor Pierluisi signed into law the Puerto Rico…
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