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
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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
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,” and strengthening protections for nursing employees....more
7/9/2025
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Breastfeeding ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Puerto Rico ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws
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
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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