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
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...more
6/2/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Preemption ,
Puerto Rico ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions
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 ,
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Labor Reform ,
Puerto Rico ,
State Labor Laws ,
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ,
Title VII