All governmental agencies, public corporations, municipalities and private employers in Puerto Rico with two or more employees are required to publish a poster

Puerto Rico Governor Jeniffer González has signed Act No. 29-2025 into law, modifying the Act to Regulate the Breastfeeding or Breast Milk Extraction Period, as amended ("Act 427-2000"), which provides...

The governor of Puerto Rico recently signed into law amendments to Act No. 54 of August 15, 1989, "Act for the Prevention and Intervention with Domestic Violence."

On August 1, 2025, Governor Jennifer González signed Act 87-2025, titled, "Puerto Rico Lactation Code" ("Code" or "Act 87-2025").

This insurance, which is entirely employer-funded, is administered and can only be provided by the State Insurance Fund (SIF).

In Kendall Hope Tucker v. Money Group, 2026 TSPR 9, 217 DPR ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the enforceability of an arbitration clause contained in a private employment contract in the context...

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

Although this case involved a governmental agency in the public sector, its implications also apply to employers in the private sector.

In Torres Rivera v. Econo, 2021 TSPR 150, 208 D.P.R. __ (Nov. 18, 2021), the Puerto Rico Supreme Court ("PRSC") determined that when a plaintiff prevails in a discrimination lawsuit...

On August 1, 2019, just a day prior to his resignation as Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló signed into law Act No. 83 of August 1, 2019 ("Act 83" or "the Act"),

On June 26, 2025, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) issued an opinion in Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., 216 D.P.R. ____, 2025 TSPR 68 (2025), determining whether the defendant had "just cause"...

A new law in Puerto Rico provides several pay and anti-discrimination protections for athletes on account of their pregnancies.

Under recently enacted Act No. 83-2019 (the Act), employees of the public and private sector in Puerto Rico may take up to 15 days of unpaid leave each calendar year to handle situations related

On March 14, 2020, new Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources Regulations to administer the Equal Pay Program will come into effect.

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...

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...

On July 24, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Senate Bill 1282, the Law Against Discrimination Based on Hair Styles.

On August 7, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vázquez Garced, signed into law the "Act to Prohibit and Prevent Workplace Harassment in Puerto Rico," previously known as House Bill No. 306.

On September 28, 2022, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi signed into law Act No. 82-2022 (Act 82) amending Act No. 17 of April 22, 1988, which prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in Tucker v. Money Group, LLC, 2026 T.S.P.R. 9 (Jan. 27, 2026), holding that individual employees who sign valid arbitration agreements...