On January 26, 2024, Puerto Rico enacted Law 27-2024, which exempts certain remote workers and their employers from complying with Puerto Rico’s employment laws. Quick Hits ...

Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi has signed into law changes reversing portions of the 2017 employment reform law.House Bill 1244 (HB 1244) rolls back and changes the statutory probationary ...

Puerto Rico Department of Labor Issues First Comprehensive Guidelines on Employment Laws by: Tatiana Leal-González , Juan Felipe Santos of Jackson Lewis P.C. - Publications Friday, May 10, 2019 ...

If approved, effective in 2019, the proposed employment law reform bill would repeal Act No. 80, Puerto Rico’s unjustified dismissal statute, making Puerto Rico an employment-at-will jurisdiction.

How Restrictive Labor Laws Keep Puerto Rico’s Economy Down. Jun 19, 2018 3 min read ... implementing “at-will employment” making Puerto Rico the equivalent of a right-to-work state.

When Hurricane Maria devastated her area of Isabela, Puerto Rico, 52-year-old Brenda Trujillo traveled to Holyoke in search of a more stable life and employment. Trujillo has been a nurse for nearly ...

Although Spanish and English are the official languages of Puerto Rico, Spanish is predominant. 3. Fixed-term contracts. There are no statutory limits under US federal or Puerto Rico labour law on the ...

U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain voided a 2022 Puerto Rico labor law, a win for the Puerto Rico ... pointing to the three-month probation period it offered as encouraging employment.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board filed suit against Gov. Pedro Pierluisi regarding a labor law it says reduces the island's economic growth and government revenues. The board is challenging Act 41 ...

Aside from dealing with the local bureaucracy, the employment laws, tax filings and other basic business compliance aspects may be more complicated in Puerto Rico than in other parts of the U.S.

Prior to 1974, Congress held Puerto Rico’s minimum wage below that of the mainland, a sensible policy given the commonwealth’s lower level of economic development and labor productivity.