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Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico, USA | 2 Jun 2020
Puerto Rico Governor Signs New Civil Code
On June 1, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez-Garced, signed into law Puerto Rico’s new Civil Code. Some of these changes could…
Morgan Lewis | Puerto Rico | 29 May 2020
Labour & Employment in Puerto Rico
Labour & Employment
Editors: Walter Ahrens, Matthew Howse, Mark E. Zelek, Sabine Smith-Vidal, K. Lesli Ligorner
Understand the maze of employment laws needed to deal with a global workforce with this edition, covering areas such as: legislation and agencies, worker representation, background information on applicants, terms of employment, foreign workers, liability of acts of employees, taxation of employees, employee-created IP, termination of employment and dispute resolution.
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 26 May 2020
Governor of Puerto Rico Extends Curfew and Expands List of Businesses Allowed to Reopen
As part of the ongoing plan to restart Puerto Rico’s economy, on May 21, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Hon. Wanda Vazquez-Garced issued Executive Order…
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 12 May 2020
Puerto Rico: Breach of Contract Claims in the COVID-19 Age and the “Force Majeure” Defense: Considerations for Employers
The term “force majeure” takes us on a trip down memory Lane to the law school classroom where our contracts professor spoke of antiquated doctrines…
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 12 May 2020
Puerto Rico: Deadline to File Qualification Amendments are Extended due to COVID-19 Lockdown
To combat exposure to COVID-19, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced issued Executive Order EO-2020-023 on March 15, 2020, ordering an…
DLA Piper | Puerto Rico | 11 May 2020
Puerto Rico starts reopening businesses: Employers must establish exposure control plans
On May 1, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico issued Executive Order OE-2020-38, which extends until May 25, 2020 the lockdown in place since March 16…
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 2 May 2020
Governor of Puerto Rico Extends Curfew and Relaxes Lockdown
As the first phase of Puerto Rico’s plan to restart the economy, and following the recommendations of the Medical and Economic Task Forces, Governor…
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 2 May 2020
Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Labor Issues Guidance on New Employer Requirements to File Auto-Certification and Adopt COVID-19 Exposure Control Plans
As Puerto Rico starts to reopen, the government is placing much of the burden to stop the spread of COVID-19 on employers. On May 1, 2020, Puerto…
Littler Mendelson PC | Puerto Rico | 22 Apr 2020
Puerto Rico Employers Must Now Inform Employees Who Have Been Laid Off, Furloughed or Experience a Reduction in Hours the Right to Request Unemployment Benefits
Puerto Rico’s Department of Labor and Human Resources has issued Circular Letter 2020-02 (CC 2020-02) providing that, effective immediately, any…
