Puerto Rico: Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Subscribe

Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

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

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has reaffirmed that Puerto Rico courts lack subject-matter jurisdiction over employment claims that arguably involve unfair labor practices covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

On March 19, 2025, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Jennifer A. González repealed several sections of Executive Order 2022-014 ("EO-2022-014") through Executive Order 2025-015 ("EO-2025-015").

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2025 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

On January 23, 2025, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 24-01 (CL IR 24-01) announcing the applicable 2024 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans.

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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...

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies National Origin Discrimination

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Secretary Of Labor Clarifies The Application Of Act No. 27-2024

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

New Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

Labor And Employment Update

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

New FTC Rule Bans Employee Non-Competition Agreements That Prevent Employees From Accepting Subsequent Employment Or Operating A Business

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Against Discrimination Based On Hairstyles

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hair Style Discrimination Is Now Statutorily Prohibited In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Increases Hourly Minimum Wage To $10.50 Beginning July 1, 2024

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Special Paid Leave Activated For Dengue Fever State Of Emergency

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

Puerto Rico Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies National Origin Discrimination

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Controlling Entities To Dealer Contracts Subject To Puerto Rico's Law 75 May Be Liable For Tortious Interference

Puerto Rico Commercial

FL

Foley & Lardner

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2025 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Related Country Guides

Labour and Employment

Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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...

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies National Origin Discrimination

On January 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico had the opportunity to address the "national origin" protected category under the anti-discrimination provisions...

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

New Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act

On December 22, 2022, the Puerto Rico Governor signed into law Act No. 114-2022 ("Act. No. 114") which seeks to provide certain rights for individual who participate in internship programs and/or

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

Labor And Employment Update

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Against Discrimination Based On Hairstyles

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hair Style Discrimination Is Now Statutorily Prohibited In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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

Puerto Rico Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Sports-Related Employment Law Updates In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

See more

Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2025 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

On January 23, 2025, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 24-01 (CL IR 24-01) announcing the applicable 2024 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans.

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Extreme Measures: How Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy Caused A Radical Change To Its Public Pension Retirement Systems

Over the last several decades, a multitude of factors contributed to the steep economic downturn of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including a contracting economy, population decline, and changes in tax status and ...

Puerto Rico Employment

WP

Wolf Popper

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2023 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury recently issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 23-01 (CL IR 23-01) announcing the applicable 2023 limits for Puerto Rico qualified

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Treasury Department Takes Action In Response To Hurricane Fiona

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2022 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Government Plan-to-Private Plan Rollovers Allowed

Puerto Rico Tax

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Dealing With Missing Participants In Terminating Puerto Rico 401(k) Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Puerto Rico–Qualified Retirement Plans: 2020 Year-End Amendments Deadline Coming Soon

Puerto Rico Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

How Recent Changes To RMD Rules Apply To Puerto Rico Participants In Dual-Qualified Plans

Puerto Rico Tax

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

See more

Health & Safety

Puerto Rico Special Paid Leave Activated For Dengue Fever State Of Emergency

The Puerto Rico Secretary of Health issued Administrative Order No. 2024-589, declaring a public health emergency due to the prevalence of cases of dengue fever on the Island.

Puerto Rico Employment

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers' Compensation Act To Provide Reduction Of Employee Premiums For Safe Workplaces

On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico's Workers' Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces.

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The End Of COVID-19 Government Regulations In Puerto Rico? Governor Declares The End Of The State Of Emergency

On May 11, 2023, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order No. 2023-012 ("EO 2023-012" or "EO"), through which he declared the end of the state of emergency caused by COVID-19.

Puerto Rico Coronavirus

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Declares Monkeypox State Of Emergency: Why Should Employers Take Note?

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Government Issues Three New Executive Orders In Relation To COVID-19

Puerto Rico Coronavirus

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Imposes Additional COVID-19 Restrictions And Vaccine Booster Mandates On Private Sector Employers

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Booster Mandate: Covered Employees In Puerto Rico Must Comply By January 31st

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of Health Issues Updated Protocol For COVID-19 Case Management In The Workplace

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico's Department Of Health Issues New Quarantine Regulations Amid COVID-19 Rise Linked To Omicron Variant

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

See more

Employee Benefits & Compensation

New Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act

On December 22, 2022, the Puerto Rico Governor signed into law Act No. 114-2022 ("Act. No. 114") which seeks to provide certain rights for individual who participate in internship programs and/or

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

Labor And Employment Update

Last January 17, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law the Act to Facilitate the Implementation of Remote Work in the Private Sector and to Promote the Establishment of Airline Operations

Puerto Rico Employment

RE

Reichard & Escalera

With The New Year, Puerto Rico Enacts New Legislation Facilitating Remote Work And Providing Exemption To Airlines Opening Operation Hubs On The Island

In the summer of 2022, Puerto Rico enacted Act 52-2022, which amended the concept of "engaged in trade or business" under the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code ...

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Extreme Measures: How Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy Caused A Radical Change To Its Public Pension Retirement Systems

Puerto Rico Employment

WP

Wolf Popper

Sports-Related Employment Law Updates In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Informal Caregivers In Puerto Rico Do Not Need To Satisfy Threshold Requirements For Requesting Work Schedule Changes

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers' Compensation Act To Provide Reduction Of Employee Premiums For Safe Workplaces

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Nullified Ab Initio: What Employers In Puerto Rico Need To Know About The Decision To Nullify The New Labor Reform Bill (Act No. 41-2022)

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2023 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

See more

Latest Videos

See more

Major Changes To Employment Status In Argentina (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

KLA Reabre As Portas De Escritório Em São Paulo; Confira Vídeo

KL

Koury Lopes Advogados

Webinar: Mergers & Acquisitions – What To Look Out For From An Employment Perspective (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

Is The UGPP A Payroll Challenge When Doing Business In Colombia (Video)

TG

TMF Group BV

Juan Francisco Mackenna Participate In The Webinar "What Future Expectations Are In The NCRE Market In Chile", Organized By CIREC Week. (Video Content)

C

Carey

Mondaq uses cookies on this website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies as set out in our Privacy Policy.

Learn More