Puerto Rico has enacted a groundbreaking Lactation/Breastfeeding Code that consolidates in one statute the rights of breastfeeding employees and the responsibilities of employers across the Island.
Signed into law on...more
8/11/2025
/ Breastfeeding ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
New Legislation ,
Part-Time Employees ,
Penalties ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) ,
Puerto Rico ,
Retaliation
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