Client Alerts

PUERTO RICO EASES LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS AND BUSINESS REOPENING

On June 12, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued new Executive Order No. 2020-044, easing the covid-19 total lockdown restrictions, reducing the curfew hours, and authorizing reopening of new businesses and activities, including on Sundays.  Executive Order 2020-44 will be in effect from Tuesday, June 16, 2020 until Tuesday, June 30, 2020 .   A summary .

COVID-19 Safety and Hygiene Protocol Requirements

The Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, Hon. Briseida Torres Reyes, issued Circular Letter 2020-03, establishing the guidelines and requirements for the establishment of the Safety and Hygiene Protocols that every business must meet and self-certify for reopening of business operations during the extended lockdown, as required by Executive Order 2020-38 issued 5/1/20. The .

Puerto Rico Lockdown Extension and Expansion of Exempted Businesses

On May 1, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued Executive Order No. 2020-038, extending the previously mandated lockdown and citizen curfew, to be effective from May 4, 2020 until May 25, 2020; expanding the business sectors that may operate, and establishing additional guidelines for businesses and workplace protection to address the COVID-19 pandemic . A .

Technical Amendments to Retirement Plan Provisions of the PR Code

On April 16, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vazquez-Garced, signed into law Act No. 40-2020,  including important technical amendments to the retirement plan provisions of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011 (the “PR Code”), among other special laws and provisions, as part of measures taken to manage the Covid-19 situation. The .

Client Alerts

PUERTO RICO EASES LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS AND BUSINESS REOPENING

On June 12, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued new Executive Order No. 2020-044, easing the covid-19 total lockdown restrictions, reducing the curfew hours, and authorizing reopening of new businesses and activities, including on Sundays.  Executive Order 2020-44 will be in effect from Tuesday, June 16, 2020 until Tuesday, June 30, 2020 .   A summary .

COVID-19 Safety and Hygiene Protocol Requirements

The Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, Hon. Briseida Torres Reyes, issued Circular Letter 2020-03, establishing the guidelines and requirements for the establishment of the Safety and Hygiene Protocols that every business must meet and self-certify for reopening of business operations during the extended lockdown, as required by Executive Order 2020-38 issued 5/1/20. The .

Puerto Rico Lockdown Extension and Expansion of Exempted Businesses

On May 1, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez issued Executive Order No. 2020-038, extending the previously mandated lockdown and citizen curfew, to be effective from May 4, 2020 until May 25, 2020; expanding the business sectors that may operate, and establishing additional guidelines for businesses and workplace protection to address the COVID-19 pandemic . A .

Technical Amendments to Retirement Plan Provisions of the PR Code

On April 16, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Wanda Vazquez-Garced, signed into law Act No. 40-2020,  including important technical amendments to the retirement plan provisions of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011 (the “PR Code”), among other special laws and provisions, as part of measures taken to manage the Covid-19 situation. The .