Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Puerto Rico as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Puerto Rico: New limits on qualified retirement plans
The Treasury Department has published 2024 annual upper limits which include $275,000 for defined benefit plans, $69,000 for contribution limits and $345,000 as the new compensation limit plans qualifying under Section 1081 …
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Puerto Rico: New deal for non-doms
There is at last one place in the world where no labour laws apply – at least for some employees …
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Puerto Rico: Attempt to reverse 2017 law reforms declared null and void by US Court of Appeals
Last year, the Puerto Rico Governor, Pedro Pierluisi, had tried to enforce Act 41-2022 in order to remove many of the earlier reforms …
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Puerto Rico: Next automatic minimum wage increase is effective 1st July 2023
Non-exempt workers to receive second automatic increase in minimum wage …
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Puerto Rico: Court declares 2022 labour reform null
The Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico (FOMB) has moved against a new law being introduced by Governor Pedro Pierluisi …
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Puerto Rico: Amendment to sexual harassment in the workplace law (act 17-1988) requires implementation of specific complaint protocols
Improved legal protection against sexual harassment comes into force …
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Puerto Rico: Governor signed into law new labor reform legislation
A number of reversals have been introduced into the country’s employment law to bring it back to before the 2017 reforms …
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Puerto Rico: Minimum wage (2022)
The current minimum pay of $8 …
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Puerto Rico: Law signed protecting medical cannabis patients from employment discrimination
A new law has been enacted protecting medical cannabis patients from discrimination …
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Puerto Rico: House seeks to undo sections of the 2017 labor reform
The House of Representatives has just voted to effectively repeal the 2017 Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act, but replace it with a further body of often stricter reforms …
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Puerto Rico: Guidelines on workplace harassment
Last August, Parliament approved Law 90, a new measure prohibiting workplace bullying and harassment …
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Puerto Rico: Maternity leave to mothers adopting children ages six and older extended
House Bill 2424 has now been signed into law …
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Puerto Rico: House passed repeal of Law 80
Even before the health crisis, there were political moves to fall in line with most US states and become a hire and fire “at will” jurisdiction …
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Puerto Rico: Government enacts law designating COVID-19 as a work-related condition for workers’ compensation purposes
The Governor has signed into law an amendment to the Workers’ Accident Compensation Act, extending coverage to those suffering from COVID-19 …
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