Morgan Lewis (JD Supra Puerto Rico)
6 results for Morgan Lewis (JD Supra Puerto Rico)
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Puerto Rico House Seeks to Undo Sections of the 2017 Labor Reform
The Puerto Rico House of Representatives has introduced House Bill 3, which seeks to amend and repeal certain sections of the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act of 2017, also known as the 2017 Puerto Rico Labor Reform. The House held a Public Session for Final Consideration on April 27, 2021 where it sought input from…
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Puerto Rico’s New Guidelines on Workplace Harassment/Bullying Clarify Protocols for Employers
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor recently released guidelines on Law 90-2020, which seeks to prohibit workplace harassment and bullying, whether or not tied to a protected category.
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Latin America In The Time Of COVID-19: FAQS For Business Operations In Puerto Rico
Are employer mandatory screenings and medical evaluations enforceable in your jurisdiction? Yes, subject to certain requirements. Puerto Rico is covered by US federal law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. See our Coronavirus COVID-19 resource page for US federal requirements concerning medical screenings. Please see full Publication below for more information.
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Puerto Rico DOL Publishes Guidelines Interpreting 2017 Labor Reform
Following sweeping labor reform legislation in 2017, Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor and Human Resources has released guidance clarifying its interpretations of the act and how it plans to implement and administer the new legal framework, which included changes to more than a dozen employment statutes in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Enacts Equal Pay Act Prohibiting Gender-Based Pay Disparities
The Act also prohibits pay inquiries in the hiring process and limits restrictions on employee compensation discussions. Less than two months after the passage of the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act that significantly reformed the labor landscape in Puerto Rico, on March 8, 2017, Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Equal Pay Act (PREPA or the Act) designed to eradicate...
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Open for Business: Puerto Rico Enacts Sweeping Labor Reform
Employer-friendly revisions to attract new businesses and facilitate operations for existing enterprises signals a new era of labor flexibility in Puerto Rico. On January 26, 2017, weeks after being sworn in as the 12th governor of Puerto Rico on January 2, Ricardo Rosselló signed into law the “Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act” (the Act), the island’s first significant labor reform