10 Jan |
Latest Climate Change Tort Lawsuit Brings Civil RICO Claims |
Mintz |
29 Dec |
Puerto Rico Adds Legal Protections for Interns, Right to Paid Internships |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
3 Nov |
Puerto Rico Publishes Model Protocol for Expanded Sexual Harassment Law |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
28 Oct |
Puerto Rico Passes Law Requiring Employers to Implement Harassment Policies |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
19 Oct |
Puerto Rico Disability Discrimination Law Covers Registered and Authorized Medical Cannabis Patients |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
4 Oct |
Puerto Rico Expands Coverage of Sexual Harassment Law, Requires Employers to Adopt a Protocol |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
25 Sep |
Immigration Help Available to Those Affected by Natural Disasters and Other Unforeseen Circumstances |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
21 Sep |
EPA to Assist Hurricane Fiona Response |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
9 Sep |
Medical Technology Company President Convicted for Participation in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme |
ArentFox Schiff LLP |
6 Sep |
Litigation Filed in Federal Court Seeks to Nullify Recent Amendments to Puerto Rico Employment Laws |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
23 Aug |
Renewable Energy in Latin America Updates August 2022 |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
1 Aug |
Lessons for Manufacturers and Dealers in Federal Court’s Denial of Request for Injunction Under Dealership Statute |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
22 Jun |
Amendments to Puerto Rico 2017 Employment Law Reform Employers Need to Know |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
22 Mar |
White House Focuses on Pay Equity and Transparency |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
25 Feb |
Major Rollbacks to Puerto Rico 2017 Employment Law Reform Loom on the Horizon |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
21 Feb |
Candidates Liable for Campaign Texts?: Child Actor and Former Presidential Candidate Facing Personal Liability in TCPA Class Action in Puerto Rico |
Troutman Firm |
5 Jan |
Undisclosed Arrears Come Back to Bite Bank |
Nelson Mullins |
3 Jan |
Puerto Rico Expands COVID-19 Booster Requirement, Limits Operation Capacity of Certain Businesses |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
3 Jan |
Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on …Did You Remember to Make Necessary Changes to Comply with New 2022 State and Local Wage-Hour Laws? |
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. |
28 Dec |
Puerto Rico: COVID-19 Boosters Required for Workers in Healthcare, Educational Settings |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
22 Dec |
Puerto Rico Expands COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements to Cover Certain Commercial Establishments |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
30 Nov |
What’s in a Name? Court Holds That Despite Its Title, a Security Agreement Also Subordinated Junior Creditor’s Rights to Payment |
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP |
16 Nov |
Puerto Rico Expands Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination to Private Employers With at Least 50 Employees |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
23 Sep |
IRS Targeting Those Who “Relocated” To Puerto Rico in the Wake of Act 22 |
Oberheiden P.C. |
21 Sep |
Puerto Rico Adopts Minimum Wage Act |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
18 Sep |
Puerto Rico Governor Issues Executive Orders Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
23 Aug |
Puerto Rico Governor Extends Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination to Additional Private Industries |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
12 Aug |
Puerto Rico Extends Mandatory Vaccination to Dining and Entertainment Sectors |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
30 Jul |
Employers in Puerto Rico Must Implement Workplace Harassment Protocol by August 2 |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
30 Jul |
Registered and Authorized Medical Cannabis Patients in Puerto Rico Gain Employment Protections |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
7 May |
Puerto Rico Legislature Rethinks 2017 Employment Reform, Adds Protection for Medical Cannabis Users |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
24 Feb |
Puerto Rico Issues Guidance for Nursing Rooms in Workplace |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
5 Feb |
Puerto Rico Issues Guidelines Implementing Law Against Workplace Bullying |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
1 Feb |
Puerto Rico Government Plan-to-Private Plan Rollovers Allowed |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
21 Jan |
Dealing With Missing Participants in Terminating Puerto Rico 401(k) Plans |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
4 Dec |
Global Solutions, Flash Briefing: Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 Reporting Requirement [PODCAST] |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
30 Oct |
Time to Vote: Employee and Employer Voting Leave Rights and Obligations for the 2020 Elections |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
6 Oct |
Puerto Rico–Qualified Retirement Plans: 2020 Year-End Amendments Deadline Coming Soon |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
31 Aug |
TCPA Hits Close to Home: Unilateral Acts of Plaintiff Cannot Trigger Jurisdiction in Far-Flung Forums |
Troutman Firm |
27 Aug |
Puerto Rico Health Department Adopts Additional Measures to Manage COVID-19 Pandemic |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
24 Aug |
New Puerto Rico COVID-19 Order Mandates Health Department Reporting, Sunday Closing |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
14 Aug |
Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act Amended to Provide Additional Adoption Leave for Working Mothers |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
7 Aug |
Puerto Rico Becomes First Jurisdiction to Adopt Law Against Workplace Bullying |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
4 Aug |
Puerto Rico May Become the First Jurisdiction to Adopt Law Against Workplace Bullying |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
16 Jul |
How Recent Changes to RMD Rules Apply to Puerto Rico Participants in Dual-Qualified Plans |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
26 Jun |
Puerto Rico Extends Due Date for Coronavirus-Related Distributions From Qualified Retirement Plans |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
19 Jun |
Puerto Rico’s Taxation of Severance Payments |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
9 Jun |
Supreme Court Clears Bankruptcy Restructuring of Puerto Rico Government Pension Plans |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
8 Jun |
Supreme Court Update: South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom (No. 19A1044), Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC (No. 18-1334), GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA |
Wiggin and Dana LLP |
15 May |
Puerto Rico Senate Approves Reverting to Pre-2017 Employment Law Reform Sick, Vacation Leave |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
14 May |
Puerto Rico Senate Passes Reasonable Accommodation Bill for Certain Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
4 May |
Puerto Rico Starts on Path to Reopening, Requires Employers to Certify Exposure Control Plan |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
17 Apr |
Puerto Rico Issues FAQs on Unemployment Benefits during COVID-19 Crisis |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
15 Apr |
Puerto Rico Enacts Five-Day Paid Emergency Leave for Pandemic Illness |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
7 Apr |
Puerto Rico Issues Rules on Coronavirus-Related Distributions From Qualified Retirement Plans |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
6 Apr |
Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor Announces New Unemployment Benefits Available for Private Employees |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
3 Apr |
Puerto Rico Extends Due Dates for Retirement Plan Tax Reporting and Withholding Obligations Due to COVID-19 |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
27 Mar |
Federal COVID-19 Emergency Paid Leave Rules Apply in Puerto Rico—But With Unique Tax Aspects |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
18 Mar |
State Insurance Department Office Closings and Updates |
Polsinelli PC |
13 Mar |
Puerto Rico Senate Considers Unpaid Emergency Leave for Pandemic Illness |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
11 Mar |
Puerto Rico Issues Guidance for Disaster Relief Distributions From Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans Due to 2020 Earthquakes |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
5 Mar |
Puerto Rico Liquidator Compelled to Arbitrate Hurricane Reinsurance Disputes |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
20 Jan |
Federal Court Dismisses Policyholder’s Third-Party Action Against Reinsurers |
Carlton Fields |
30 Dec |
Policyholder’s Attempt to Third-Party Reinsurers Denied |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
6 Dec |
Liquidator Compelled to Arbitrate Hurricane Reinsurance Disputes |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
10 Nov |
New Puerto Rico Law Limits Employers’ Use of Credit Reports in Employment Decisions |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
6 Sep |
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Vacatur of Arbitration Award, Rejects Arguments That Parties Opted Out of FAA and Arbitrator Erred |
Carlton Fields |
5 Sep |
What’s New in 2019? A Look at the Ever-Changing Leave and Accommodation Law Landscape |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
2 Aug |
Puerto Rico Enacts Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
16 Jul |
Puerto Rico Department of Labor Releases Guidelines for Interpreting the Country’s Employment Laws |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
9 Jul |
How Specific Does a Specific Litigation Exclusion Have to Be? |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
20 Jun |
The Energizer – Volume 47 |
K&L Gates |
14 May |
Springtime Showers Brings State Legislation in the US Friendly to Solar and Wind Energy |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
10 May |
Puerto Rico Department of Labor Issues First Comprehensive Guidelines on Employment Laws |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
21 Mar |
Rethinking Pay Equity: Who is ‘Comparable’ for Pay Equity Purposes? |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
12 Nov |
Puerto Rico Revises Form for Reporting Payments to Terminated Employees, Considers Credit History Ban |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
15 Aug |
Last Minute Extension, Discrimination & Due Process: Attorneys Fight for Victims of Hurricane Maria |
The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC |
31 Jul |
Puerto Rico Law Authorizes Pay Deductions as Repayment for Employer-Provided Emergency Aid |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
21 Jun |
Despite A ‘Near-Average’ Forecast, Hurricane Flooding May Increase |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
12 Jun |
Puerto Rico Heading Towards At-Will Employment |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
5 Jun |
June 2018 Washington Update |
Mintz |
15 Feb |
Puerto Rico Bars Use of Legitimate Absences in Performance Review, Adds Catastrophic Illness Leave |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
7 Feb |
The Bubbler – February 2018 |
Mintz |
31 Jan |
Puerto Rico Announces Plan to Privatize Its Power Utility |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
27 Dec |
Efforts Continue to Strengthen Equal Pay Laws in 2017 |
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. |
7 Nov |
Puerto Rico’s New Post-Hurricane Guidance: A How-To on Paying Exempt and Non-Exempt Workers |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
26 Oct |
Practical Considerations for Device Industry Policyholders Experiencing Puerto Rico Hurricane Losses |
Covington & Burling LLP |
18 Oct |
Employers Helping Employees—Are Disaster Relief Payments and Loans Exempt From Puerto Rico Income Tax? |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
11 Oct |
Eight States with Sick Leave Laws – What Employers Should Know |
Polsinelli PC |
10 Oct |
Louisiana Lawyers Answer the Call for Puerto Rico With “Disaster Legal Hotline” for Hurricane Victims |
Jones Walker LLP |
30 Sep |
Will Tesla’s power initiatives in Puerto Rico change energy laws? |
PracticePanther |
28 Sep |
Hurricane Irma and Maria Jones Act Waiver Issued for Puerto Rico |
Jones Walker LLP |
28 Sep |
Jones Act Waiver Granted for Puerto Rico |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
15 Sep |
Hurricane Irma Client Alert: Tax Filing, Payment Deadlines Extended for Victims in Disaster Areas |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
3 May |
A Territory in Uncharted Territory, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Files for Bankruptcy Protection |
Bracewell LLP |
11 Apr |
Puerto Rico Legislation May Require Changes to Retirement Plans |
McDermott Will & Emery |
20 Mar |
Puerto Rico Equal Pay Act Aims to Close Gender Pay Gap |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
20 Mar |
Puerto Rico Enacts Equal Pay Act Prohibiting Gender-Based Pay Disparities |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
16 Mar |
Food Labeling: Natural Challenge Stayed |
Keller and Heckman LLP |
13 Mar |
Puerto Rico Enacts Equal Pay Law, Prohibits Employers from Inquiring about Past Salary History |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
30 Jan |
Open for Business: Puerto Rico Enacts Sweeping Labor Reform |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
26 Jan |
Puerto Rico Redesigns its Business Environment Through an Overhaul of its Employment Regime |
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. |
24 Jan |
Second HIPAA Enforcement Action of 2017 – Failure to Safeguard Electronic Health Information |
Faegre Drinker |
23 Jan |
Top 20 Things You Should Know About the Proposed Puerto Rico Employment Law Reform |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
22 Nov |
Top Eight Guidelines to Litigate Employment Claims under Puerto Rico’s Unique Summary Proceeding |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
21 Nov |
ZPICs Terrorize, Close Hospices; CMS Blesses Approach |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
10 Oct |
Puerto Rico Continues the Struggle to Restructure its Debts |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
1 Jul |
Puerto Rico Does Not Have to Comply with DOL’s Final Rule Amending ‘White Collar’ Overtime Regulations, For Now |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
13 Jun |
Puerto Rico: Three Strikes and Recovery Act is Out |
Mintz |
5 Jun |
Election Year in Puerto Rico: Employee Rights |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
25 May |
Will the DOL’s Final Rule Amending Overtime Regulations for ‘White Collar’ Workers Apply to Puerto Rico? |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
23 May |
International Issues Take Center Stage; CFPB Soon Expected to Release Rulemaking on Short-Term, Small Dollar Loans as SEC Sets Timeline for Fiduciary Rule |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
18 Apr |
Lawmakers Tackle Puerto Rico, CFTC; FSOC to Meet on Asset Managers |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
24 Mar |
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can’t Call it an Airplane: Supreme Court Oral Arguments Suggest Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act May Recover |
Mintz |
3 Mar |
AT&T to Pay $250,000 and Reinstate Employee to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit |
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
25 Feb |
Draft Treasury Legislation Would Give Puerto Rico Access to “Super Chapter 9” and Chapter 9 Bankruptcy |
Mintz |
22 Feb |
Financial Services Lawmakers Set Agenda for 2016 and Look for Solution to Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis; CFPB, SEC, OFR All Hold Meetings |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
12 Feb |
Inbound and Outbound U.S. Tax Planning for Bona Fide Residents of Puerto Rico |
Bilzin Sumberg |
12 Feb |
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Scolds Employer for Interfering with Working Mother’s Breastfeeding Rights |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
1 Feb |
Puerto Rico, Fiduciary Rule At Front of Agenda; FSOC, OFR to Hold Fifth Annual Conference as SEC Considers Equity Market Structure Issues |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
10 Jan |
Governor of Puerto Rico Signs Bill to Expand Paid Sick Leave Use |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
21 Dec |
Puerto Rico Legislature Approves Bill to Expand Paid Sick Leave Use |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
8 Dec |
Que Certa, Certa: Supreme Court’s Review of Puerto Rico Recovery Act May Hinder Creditor Negotiations |
Mintz |
28 Sep |
Can Alphabet Soup Fix Puerto Rico’s Debt Service Issues? |
Mintz |
14 Sep |
Medicare Telehealth Services in Puerto Rico |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
26 Jul |
Puerto Rico Supreme Court: Former Exec Cannot Sue Individual Board Members for Breach of Employment Contract |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
18 May |
Shipping Executive Acquitted of Antitrust Charge |
McDermott Will & Emery |
7 May |
First Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Validity of Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act |
Mintz |
9 Feb |
Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act Ruled Preempted: What Now? |
Mintz |
28 Jan |
UBS Financial Services Accused of Trust Fraud |
Mahany Law |
21 Jan |
Action Required for Retirement Plans Covering Puerto Rico Residents |
Covington & Burling LLP |
20 Jan |
Puerto Rican Employer Saves $3.5 Million in Punitive Damages due to Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Retaliation Policies |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
23 Dec |
New California Privacy Laws |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
2 Dec |
Qualifying for the Antique Exception to the Ivory Ban |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
11 Nov |
Tweaking, Residual Interest; CFTC Priorities; Enforcement Highlights; G-IBs; Stress Tests - Bridging the Week: November 3 to 7 and November 10, 2014 [VIDEO] |
Katten |
5 Nov |
Three Observations From the SEC’s Settlements with Thirteen Municipal Dealers Over Below-Denomination Sales of Puerto Rico Bonds |
Mintz |
23 Oct |
Bankruptcy Courts Fail to Enlighten on Electricity as Goods or Services |
McDermott Will & Emery |
21 Oct |
IRS Permits Puerto Rico-Qualified Plans in U.S. Group Trusts, Extends Deadline for Certain Puerto Rico Spin-Offs |
McDermott Will & Emery |
6 Oct |
New Puerto Rico Laws Expand Protected Activity for Retaliation Claims, Create Civil Penalties for Violations of Vacation, Sick Leave Statute |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
1 Oct |
Tax Prepayment Window Closes on October 31, 2014, for Puerto Rico Retirement Plans |
McDermott Will & Emery |
30 Sep |
ICE Increases its Enrollment in Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers (IMAGE) in Puerto Rico by 12.5% in One Day! |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
12 Aug |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Bondholders Seek Summary Judgment Invalidating Puerto Rico’s Public Corporation Bankruptcy Legislation |
Mintz |
4 Aug |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Coverage May No Longer Apply to Puerto Rico- Only Qualified Retirement Plans |
McDermott Will & Emery |
22 Jul |
Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Seek Dismissal of Bondholder Challenge to Territory’s Bankruptcy Statute |
Mintz |
18 Jul |
Film Tax Incentives in Latin America |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
14 Jul |
Puerto Rico Bonds: Legislation and Litigation |
Mintz |
6 Jul |
Be PREPAred: PREPA (Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority) Bondholders Greet Puerto Rico’s Bankruptcy Legislation With Federal Lawsuit |
Mintz |
18 Jun |
Puerto Rico Governor Vetoes Bill Prohibiting Workplace Harassment or Bullying |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
5 Jun |
Puerto Rico Legislature Approves Bill Prohibiting ‘Workplace Bullying’ or ‘Workplace Harassment’ |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
15 Apr |
Municipal Bond Market Absorbs Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s Decision that Teacher Pension Reform Legislation is Unconstitutional Contract Impairment |
Mintz |