Client Alerts

Close Look at Puerto Rico’s New Remote Work Law

On January 17, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law House Bill No. 1745, which aims to facilitate the implementation of remote work in the private sector rendering services that do not have a nexus with Puerto Rico and encourage the establishment of air carrier operations in Puerto Rico. The bill addresses several .

EEOC Proposes Update to Workplace Harassment Guidance

On September 29, 2023, the EEOC invited public comments regarding its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“Guidance”). The EEOC will be receiving public comments until November 1, 2023. While the Guidance was initially published in 2017, it has now been updated to include the recent Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, .

PROPOSED UPDATE AND REVISION OF DOL SALARY THRESHOLD REGULATIONS JEOPARDIZES THE EXEMPT STATUS OF PUERTO RICO EMPLOYEES

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employee (NPRM). The significant proposed revisions include a raise in the current salary threshold requirement for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempt employees in .

The NLRB Facilitates the Process Requiring Employers to Bargain with Unions Without Holding Formal Elections

Nonunion employers should be watchful of the new standard approved last Friday by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), which facilitates the process of requiring employers to bargain with unions without holding formal elections. This ruling may restart the union representation drives as it facilitates the representation process, change the burden to the employers to .

Client Alerts

Close Look at Puerto Rico’s New Remote Work Law

On January 17, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law House Bill No. 1745, which aims to facilitate the implementation of remote work in the private sector rendering services that do not have a nexus with Puerto Rico and encourage the establishment of air carrier operations in Puerto Rico. The bill addresses several .

EEOC Proposes Update to Workplace Harassment Guidance

On September 29, 2023, the EEOC invited public comments regarding its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“Guidance”). The EEOC will be receiving public comments until November 1, 2023. While the Guidance was initially published in 2017, it has now been updated to include the recent Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, .

PROPOSED UPDATE AND REVISION OF DOL SALARY THRESHOLD REGULATIONS JEOPARDIZES THE EXEMPT STATUS OF PUERTO RICO EMPLOYEES

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employee (NPRM). The significant proposed revisions include a raise in the current salary threshold requirement for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempt employees in .

The NLRB Facilitates the Process Requiring Employers to Bargain with Unions Without Holding Formal Elections

Nonunion employers should be watchful of the new standard approved last Friday by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), which facilitates the process of requiring employers to bargain with unions without holding formal elections. This ruling may restart the union representation drives as it facilitates the representation process, change the burden to the employers to .