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 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