The Puerto Rico Supreme Court recently ruled that an employer did not have just cause under local employment law to dismiss an employee who ...

Takeaways In the wrongful discharge case of Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., the Court found an employee’s ...

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court (PRSC) recently held that that a felony indictment constitutes just cause for termination under Puerto Rico’s Unjust Dismissal statute, Act No. 80 of May 30, 1976 ...

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board moved one step forward on its effort to repeal a labor law, only to run into new opposition from the leader of the Puerto Rico Senate.

The Oversight Board had demanded a repeal of Law 80 — which since 1976 has allowed Puerto Rico employees to appeal terminations — for all of the island's workers.

J.C. Penney, TJX, and Luxottica are paying employees of closed PR locations. — -- Some companies with locations in Puerto Rico, where hurricanes have caused unprecedented death and ...

Puerto Ricans have long been wrongly told that they are not American citizens when visiting the mainland United States, but some question whether adding “USA” to the territory’s driver’s ...

Public employees in Puerto Rico protest over wages as frustration with governor grows Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has promised a pay raise for teachers.

Puerto Rico’s two 911 emergency call centers were shut down Wednesday night after two employees tested positive for Covid-19, the public safety secretary announced.

Seventeen public-sector employees in Puerto Rico are pressing for a day in local court to argue that they should be allowed to retire early over the objections of the island's government, which ...

Many U.S. employers maintain operations in Puerto Rico. Employees frequently are hired in Puerto Rico, and some employees are transferred from the United States to Puerto Rico.

Some companies with locations in Puerto Rico, where hurricanes have caused unprecedented death and destruction and power is not yet restored in many areas, have continued paying their employees ...