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

Michael McCready wanted a new home base. He moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Chicago, and now lives three buildings from ...

Employment matters are regulated in Puerto Rico both under federal U. S. law and local statutes, regulations, case law and provisions of Puerto Rico’s Constitution.

Podcast discussion on Puerto Rico employment law aspects including statutory entitlements and protections for employees, whether exempt or non-exempt ...

Puerto Rico’s new natural resources secretary has shelved an investigation into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area on the island’s southwest coast, sparking an outcry.

Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island's newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent decision to shelve a probe into allegations of illegal construction in a ...

A federal judge is allowing the Justice Department’s about-face to provide leniency for Puerto Rico’s former governor and a ...

Popular Bank d/b/a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico was sued Sunday in Puerto Rico District Court over alleged employment discrimination. The lawsuit was filed ...

Puerto Rico's labor market structure makes it "vulnerable" to lowered employment from Act 41, the board said. The " board will likely win this complaint," Puerto Rico Attorney John Mudd said.

A major precipitating factor of the fiscal crisis in Puerto Rico is Medicaid. Federal law provides that the federal government supply block grants to its territories, including Puerto Rico. Each ...

U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain voided a 2022 Puerto Rico labor law, a win for the Puerto Rico Oversight Board, and perhaps an important precedent, according to an analyst. The law ...

Puerto Rico's beaches are an integral part of life on the island, and by law, they're one of the few places that are truly public. In practice, the sandy stretch of land where the water meets the ...