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Puerto Rico Enacts New Lactation Code

On August 1, 2025, Governor Jennifer González signed Act 87-2025, titled, "Puerto Rico Lactation Code" ("Code" or "Act 87-2025").

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Prohibits Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Mothers In The Workplace

Puerto Rico Governor Jeniffer González has signed Act No. 29-2025 into law, modifying the Act to Regulate the Breastfeeding or Breast Milk Extraction Period, as amended ("Act 427-2000"), which provides...

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies Limits For Unjustified Dismissal Under The Workers' Compensation Act

On June 26, 2025, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) issued an opinion in Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., 216 D.P.R. ____, 2025 TSPR 68 (2025), determining whether the defendant had "just cause"...

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Setting Evidentiary Standards: What Employers Need To Know After Puerto Rico Supreme Court's Employment Discrimination Ruling

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has issued an opinion interpreting, for the first time, several provisions of the Puerto Rico Labor Reform Act of 2017...

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies National Origin Discrimination

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Littler Mendelson

New Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act

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Reichard & Escalera

Labor And Employment Update

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Reichard & Escalera

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Against Discrimination Based On Hairstyles

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hair Style Discrimination Is Now Statutorily Prohibited In Puerto Rico

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Littler Mendelson

Remote Workers In Puerto Rico Could Be Exempted From Puerto Rico's Employment Laws

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Sports-Related Employment Law Updates In Puerto Rico

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Amendments To Puerto Rico's Act 54 On Domestic Violence Will Impact Employer Policies

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Puerto Rico Passes Law Requiring Employers To Implement Harassment Policies

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Amendment To Puerto Rico Sexual Harassment In The Workplace Law (Act 17-1988) Requires Implementation Of Specific Complaint Protocols

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies Limits For Unjustified Dismissal Under The Workers' Compensation Act

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico High Court Confirms Employers Need To Check NLRA Preemption Of Local Employment Law Claims

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court: State Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Labor Cases Governed By The NLRA

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Puerto Rico Enacts New Lactation Code

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Puerto Rico Executive Order 2025-015 Targets Pilot Program For The Incorporation Of Project Labor Agreements

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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules On Damages Calculations Involving Double Penalties And Alternate Income Streams

In Torres Rivera v. Econo, 2021 TSPR 150, 208 D.P.R. __ (Nov. 18, 2021), the Puerto Rico Supreme Court ("PRSC") determined that when a plaintiff prevails in a discrimination lawsuit...

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The Women's Advocate Office Of Puerto Rico Publishes Guidelines On Lactation Room Standards

On February 11, 2021, the Women's Advocate Office (WAO) published Guidelines on the Acclimatization of Lactation Rooms (Guidelines)

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Puerto Rico Enacts Law On Workplace Harassment

On August 7, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez Garced, signed into law the "Act to Prohibit and Prevent Workplace Harassment in Puerto Rico," previously known as House Bill No. 306.

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Puerto Rico Enacts Law Designating COVID-19 As A Work-Related Condition For Workers' Compensation Purposes

This insurance, which is entirely employer-funded, is administered and can only be provided by the State Insurance Fund (SIF).

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Puerto Rico Working Women's Bill Of Rights Posters Available

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Puerto Rico DOL Regulations To Administer The Equal Pay Program Will Take Effect On March 14, 2020

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New Leave Available For Employees To Deal With Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Stalking And Child Abuse

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DLA Piper UK LLP

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Providing Unpaid Leave And Reasonable Accommodation For Victims Of Abuse

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The Supreme Court Of Puerto Rico Clarifies Employer Obligations To Eradicate Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

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