The Puerto Rico Supreme Court recently issued a decision reaffirming the importance of just cause for employment terminations in Puerto Rico. Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., No. 2025 TSPR 68 (June 26, 2025)....more
7/11/2025
/ Appeals ,
At-Will Employment ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Just Cause ,
Puerto Rico ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ,
Wrongful Termination
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision limiting the deference that Puerto Rico courts owe to administrative agencies’ legal conclusions.
The ruling recalibrates the balance of power between courts and...more
6/3/2025
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Litigation ,
Government Agencies ,
Independent Contractors ,
Judicial Review ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Puerto Rico ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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, specifically holding the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework...more
1/22/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Burden of Proof ,
Burden-Shifting ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Labor Reform ,
Puerto Rico ,
State Labor Laws ,
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ,
Title VII