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.

On January 26, 2024, Puerto Rico enacted Law 27-2024, which exempts certain remote workers and their employers from complying with Puerto Rico’s employment laws. Quick Hits ...

When Hurricane Maria devastated her area of Isabela, Puerto Rico, 52-year-old Brenda Trujillo traveled to Holyoke in search of a more stable life and employment. Trujillo has been a nurse for nearly ...

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.

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

Puerto Rico's landlord and tenant laws are judged by the Global Property Guide to be Pro-Landlord between landlord and tenant. In practical terms, tenants have decent legal safeguards, but landlords ...

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 ...

Residents have decried the "aggressiveness" of immigration raids in a U.S. territory without permanent detention centers and ...

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 ...