On January 26, 2024, Puerto Rico enacted Law 27-2024, which exempts certain remote workers and their employers from complying with Puerto Rico’s employment laws. Quick Hits ...

If approved, effective in 2019, the proposed employment law reform bill would repeal Act No. 80, Puerto Rico’s unjustified dismissal statute, making Puerto Rico an employment-at-will jurisdiction.

Puerto Rico Department of Labor Issues First Comprehensive Guidelines on Employment Laws by: Tatiana Leal-González , Juan Felipe Santos of Jackson Lewis P.C. - Publications Friday, May 10, 2019 ...

Puerto Rico has enacted legislation to limit the use of credit reports in making employment decisions. An “Act to Protect Employee’s Credit Information” (PR Act. No. 150 of October 8, 2019 ...

How Restrictive Labor Laws Keep Puerto Rico’s Economy Down. Jun 19, 2018 3 min read ... implementing “at-will employment” making Puerto Rico the equivalent of a right-to-work state.

Although Spanish and English are the official languages of Puerto Rico, Spanish is predominant. 3. Fixed-term contracts. There are no statutory limits under US federal or Puerto Rico labour law on the ...