Seyfarth Synopsis: With limited exception, Puerto Rico has joined the growing list of states that preclude an employer or prospective employer from procuring ...

On May 30, 2018, the Puerto Rican Senate voted in favor of overturning an Act that provided significant protections to Puerto Rican employees.

On August 8, 2023, Puerto Rico's government enacted Act No. 88-2023, known as the "Puerto Rican Military Code of the 21st Century".

Puerto Rico's minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour from $9.50 per hour effective July 1, 2024.

On November 16, 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources ("PR DOL") issued Circular Letter No. 2020-05.

Governor Alejandro García Padilla recently signed Law No. 251 (House Bill 695), a measure that provides caregiver leave under Puerto Rico law.

On November 13, 2023, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi signed Act No. 129-2023, increasing the duration of maternity leave for government employees.

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 impact employment-related contracts, although...

Puerto Rico's governor issued an executive order, effective immediately, declaring a public health emergency due to epidemic-level influenza cases.

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...

In a recent case issued by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ("the Court"), the Court addressed the standard and level of proof that must be presented by employers when raising as an affirmative defense...

The Women's Advocate Office ("OPM," for its Spanish acronym) has the authority to investigate and fine public and private employers that violate women's rights under Puerto Rico...

New Puerto Rico law prohibits discrimination in public services, employment, education, and housing based on protective hairstyles or hair textures often associated with specific racial and national origin identities.

On September 10, 2024, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor issued an Opinion (No. 2024-02) to clarify and provide additional information about the application of Act No. 27-2024 ...

The case arose from a dispute between Mech-Tech College and an independent contractor. The independent contractor assisted in creating promotional content and appeared in the institution’s audiovisual materials.

On June 23, 2025, Governor Jennifer González signed Act 29-2025, amending Puerto Rico's Act 427-2000, "Act to Regulate Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Extraction Periods,"...

On June 20, 2022, Puerto Rico's governor signed Act No. 41, which modifies several of Puerto Rico's current employment statutory entitlements, providing greater employment...

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).

In Siaca v. Bahia Beach Resort & Golf Club, LLC et al., a security guard supervisor ("the plaintiff") at a resort informed her employer that she would continue breastfeeding her child once she returned to work from maternity leave.

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