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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...

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 September 28, 2022, Puerto Rico Governor, Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Act No. 82 of 2022, which amends Act No. 17 of 1988, also known as the “Act to Prohibit Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”. This amendment...

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...

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) allows a party to seek relief from an incorrect judgment or order.  Specifically, Rule 60(b)(1) states that a “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect” are...

In West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, 597 U.S. __ (2022), the United States Supreme Court faced the question of whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had the authority to regulate green gas house...