Takeaways In the wrongful discharge case of Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., the Court found an employee’s ...

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) recently held that that a felony indictment constitutes just cause for termination under Puerto Rico’s Unjust Dismissal statute, Act No. 80 of May 30, 1976 ...

The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury has announced changes to tax reporting for certain severance payments. As a result of the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (Act 4-2017), adopted ...

SIDE BAR: "Puerto Rico Act 80 is the 'Wrongful Termination Law," which provides, among other things, that covered employees who are discharged without just cause are entitled to statutory remedies ...

“We are proud to announce that 162 applications have been processed for eligible employers who faced significant challenges ...

The territorial government's resistance to the labor law may prompt Oversight Board to approve its own version of the budget due this month.