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
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez has signed Executive Order 2020-062 (EO) to extend most of the prior COVID-19 pandemic limitations and restrictions, institute important additional restrictions, set a mandatory Sunday...more
The Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, Hon. Briseida Torres-Reyes, has issued Opinion No. 2020-01 on the applicable legal provisions and measures related to the employer-employee relationship in light of the...more
3/22/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
OSHA ,
Puerto Rico ,
Relief Measures ,
Secretary of Labor ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Workplace Safety