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 ...

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board moved one step forward on its effort to repeal a labor law, only to run into new opposition from the leader of the Puerto Rico Senate.

The Oversight Board had demanded a repeal of Law 80 — which since 1976 has allowed Puerto Rico employees to appeal terminations — for all of the island's workers.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year ...

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano ...

Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over ...

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.

Puerto Rico’s deal with Whitefish was shady as hell, new records show A congressional investigation revealed how the island’s public utility bungled its largest grid repair contract.