Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi has signed into law changes reversing portions of the 2017 employment reform law. House Bill 1244 (HB 1244) rolls ...

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 ...

Employment matters are regulated in Puerto Rico both under federal U. S. law and local statutes, regulations, case law and provisions of Puerto Rico’s Constitution.

When Hurricane Maria devastated her area of Isabela, Puerto Rico, 52-year-old Brenda Trujillo traveled to Holyoke in search of a more stable life and employment. Trujillo has been a nurse for nearly ...

The Puerto Rico Department of Labor has issued its first series of employment legislation policy updates, providing information regarding employment laws ...

Ten notable facts and a highlight of its unique features about Puerto Rico labor law that is derived from US federal and Puerto Rico laws.

Puerto Rico was also dead last for growth in nonfarm payroll employment over roughly the same period.

Aside from dealing with the local bureaucracy, the employment laws, tax filings and other basic business compliance aspects may be more complicated in Puerto Rico than in other parts of the U.S.

Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary has shelved an investigation into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area on the island’s southwest coast, sparking an outcry.

Puerto Rico's landlord and tenant laws are judged by the Global Property Guide to be Pro-Landlord between landlord and tenant. In practical terms, tenants have decent legal safeguards, but landlords ...

Swarms of agents closed in on Puerto Rico’s main airport, arresting workers who allegedly crammed cocaine-filled luggage onto commercial planes as part of a far-reaching smuggling scheme.