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On May 19, 2023, the Mayor of San Juan signed and enacted a municipal ordinance that codified the “Regulation for Establishing a Short-Term Rental Registry in the Municipality of San Juan” (the “Regulation”). The...
On March 21, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous ruling in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, No. 21–887. The opinion, delivered by Justice Gorsuch, determined that children with disabilities need...
On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion Helix Energy Sols. Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, 2023 U.S. LEXIS 944 (Feb. 22, 2023), holding that paying an employee a “day rate” did not satisfy the...
The U.S. Copyright Office has issued new guidelines and policies for registering works of art, music, literature, and other creative works that have been produced using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. On March 16,...
The repercussions of the District Court’s decision voiding Act 41 known as “Reforma Laboral”
Mar 2023
Act 4-2017 (“Act 4”), known as “Ley de Transformación y Flexibilidad Laboral”, came into effect on January 26, 2017. Years later, on June 20, 2022, Act 41 was approved....
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...
On October 14, 2022, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Act 90 of 2022, which amends the Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against Persons with Physical, Mental or Sensory Disabilities (Act 44 of...
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...