We are pleased to announce that Diana M. Ruiz-Hernández, formerly Senior Counsel at Delgado & Fernández, LLC, has been appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and confirmed by the Senate as the new Property Registrar....
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We are pleased to announce that two of our firm’s attorneys, Raúl J. Vilá-Sellés and Maristella Sánchez-Rodríguez, have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico™. This is a...
The deadline for private Puerto Rico employers to pay the Christmas bonus is fast approaching. According to Act 148-1969 (“Act 148”), the payment of the annual bonus, commonly known as the Christmas bonus, to eligible...
Let’s begin with an example. Joe started a business selling the most succulent donuts ever. He named his business “Jonut’s”. The first month of business was great, and the second, and the third, and so on....
Cybersecurity and data privacy are mission critical for any type of business. As businesses and individuals today face an increasingly complex environment of evolving cyber threats combined with aggressive regulatory...
The Effect of the Declaration of the Monkeypox Outbreak State of Emergency on the Workplace Policies
Oct 2022
Recently, Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order 2022-044, declaring a State of Emergency in Puerto Rico due to the monkeypox virus outbreak. Through the Order, Governor Pierluisi authorized the Department of...
On June 20, 2022, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act 41-2022 (“Act 41”), which amends the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (“LTFA”) to reinstate some benefits for employees in the private...