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NEWSLETTERS
2010
Former Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), Javier Vázquez-Morales, rejoins the Firm as partner in the Corporate Department
O'Neill & Borges, LLC, LLC is pleased to announce that Javier Vázquez-Morales, former Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), rejoins the Firm as partner in the Corporate Department. Before serving in Governor Luis Fortuño’s economic development team, Vázquez-Morales was a partner and had been associated with the Firm since 1999. Mr. Vázquez-Morales diverse practice involves corporate law, real estate and government affairs.
Yldefonso López appointed Director of Labor and Government Relations of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
Cn September 29, 2010, Yldefonso López Morales, was appointed Director of Labor and Government Relations of the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). With more than 250,000 members in 140 countries, SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. In his position in the Board of Directors, Mr. López will serve as a liaison between SHRM-PR and SHRM’s national office.
Yldefonso López participates as panelist at the “Conferencia del Ministerio Público de Puerto Rico” and “Labor and Employment Forum”
Yldefonso López Morales was the speaker at the “Conferencia del Ministerio Público de Puerto Rico”, held on September 16, 2010, at El Conquistador Resort. Mr. López discussed the myriad of legal issues surrounding the use of the internet and other social networks in the workplace.
On September 24, 2010, our partner, Yldefonso López Morales will be the Moderator for the “Labor and Employment Law Forum” at the SHRM Annual Conference in El Conquistador Resort. Mr. López, who will also be a speaker, will lead a panel of experts in the discussion of the possible solutions to emerging challenges in the labor and employment area.
New Tourism Development Act.
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Governor Luis Fortuño signs Executive Order that Favors Alternative Sources of Energy.
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O’Neill & Borges, LLC Named One of the Top Ranked Firms in Latin America for 2010 by Chambers Latin America.
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Approval of the Puerto Rico Permits Process Reform Act. Click here to download newsletter.
Proposed "Stimulus to Real State Market Act" Click here to download newsletter.
Property Tax Amnesty and Compulsory Registration of Un-Appraised Property.
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Transitional Relief Provided by IRS for Tax-Free Transfer.
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NEWSLETTERS
2009
Dismissal/Severance Payment Held Income Tax Free. Click here to download newsletter.
Puerto Rico's "New and Improved" 2009 Trademark Act. Click here to download newsletter.
The New Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence and How They May Impact Your Business Operation.
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Federal Regulatory and State Judicial Developments in Environmental Law.
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COBRA Subsidy Period Extended; New Notices Required.
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Puerto Rico Permits Process Reform Act.
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alert.
The Technical Amendments Act.
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alert.
Fiscal Reconstruction Plan.
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New COBRA Changes Require Immediate Attention.
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Annual Sales Tax Returns Must be Filed by All Merchants.
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New Employment Laws on the Horizon.
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NEWSLETTERS
2008
New Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit 2008.
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The ADA's "Disability" Definition Broadened.
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Changes Affecting Qualified Plans.
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Incentives for Small to Medium Businesses Approved.
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Final 2008 Construction General Permit.
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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gasoline Dispensing Facilities; Environmental Protection Agency - Publication for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Transfer Final Rule.
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Puerto Rico Department of Health - Regulation for the Licensing and Control of Establishments and Persons who Manufacture, Distribute, Dispense, and
Sell Drugs and Devices.
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Local Land Use Regulatory Developments.
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Discrimination Law May Soon Protect Ex-Convicts; Tax-Exempt Discharge Indemnity.
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New Economic Incentives Act Approved.
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Proposed 2008 Construction General Permit.
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Greater Flexibility Granted for Payments of Wages; First Expansion of FMLA Rights; Jilted Lover's Offensive Conduct can Violate Title VII; Educational Repayment Agreements may be Invalid; Email Policy Prohibiting Non-Job
Related Solicitations are Valid if Applied on a Nondiscriminatory Basis; Important Reminders.
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Amendments to Various Planning Board Regulations.
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NEWSLETTERS
2007
New I-9 Form Issued.
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New Rules Protecting Employee Social Security Numbers in Employer Records.
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Beware: Verbal Promise of Continued Employment Recognized; Legislative Watch; New Laws; Bills Recently Passed; Pending Bills; Regulation-Employee Information.
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The New Federal Minimum Wage; Legislative Watch; Court Decisions; News from the NLRB.
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Use
Declaration
Deadline
for
Existing
Trademark
Registrations.
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E-Discovery
and
its
Impact
on
Future
Record
Keeping.
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Discrimination
Law
now
Protects
Domestic
and
Sex
Violence
Victims;
Electronically
Stored
Data
and
Messages
Open
to
Discovery;
Cyber-Sexual
Harassment
Banned;
Breastfeeding
Break
Increased;
Work
at
Home
Now
Covered
by
Local
Worker’s
Comp;
New
Restrictions
on
the
use
of
Social
Security
Numbers;
Employment
of
Ex-Convicts;
Federal
Minimum
Wage
Alert;
Legislative
Watch;
Court
Decisions.
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NEWSLETTERS
2006
Puerto
Rico
Environmental
Quality
Board
–
General
Permit
Regulation.
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Employers
must
Establish
Domestic
Violence
Protocol;
Christmas
Bonus
Reminder;
Legislative
Watch;
Court
Decisions;
NLRB
Decisions.
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Union
Activity;
Recent
NLRB
Rules
for
the
Non-Union
Employer.
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newsletter.
State
Insurance
Fund
Announces
New
Premium
Rates;
Supreme
Court
Opens
Door
for
Retaliation
Claims;
White
Collar
Exemptions;
Pending
Labor
Bills.
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EPA’s
All
Appropriate
Inquiries
Standard.
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Proposed
Exclusion
of
Certain
Water
Transfers
from
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System.
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Extraordinary
Tax
of
5%
Approved.
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NEWSLETTERS
2005
Paying
for
Non-Productive
Time;
Refusal
to
Hire
due
to
Criminal
Record;
Wrongful
Discharge
Calculations.
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Significant
Hike
in
Dismissal
Payments;
Christmas
Bonus
also
Increased;
Local
Minimum
Wage
“Warning”;
Employment
Claims
may
now
be
Decided
by
The
Puerto
Rico
Department
of
Labor
and
Human
Resources.
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Proposed
amendment
to
the
Puerto
Rico
Internal
Revenue
Code
of
1994,
to
impose
an
additional
transitory
tax
over
certain
type
of
income
of
financial
institutions
engaged
in
business
in
Puerto
Rico.
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client briefing.
Bankruptcy
Abuse
Prevention
and
Consumer
Protection
Act
of
2005.
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NEWSLETTERS
2004
Puerto
Rico
Approves
new
LLC
Statute.
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Puerto
Rico
Department
of
Labor
Granted
Authority
to
Decide
Employee
Claims;
Employee
with
Disability
Definition
Expanded.
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DOL's
New Rules
Redefine
Overtime
Exempt Employees.
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