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Managing IT to Create Business Value

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

Every year companies waste billions of dollars in IT products and services with high expectations that do not materialize.  While IT can assist a company do new or different things-  it has no inherent value  unless it enhancing the company’s competitiveness. Well intended products and services will create value only if management focuses on expected benefits, links them  to the business strategy and governs their delivery. This is a shared responsibility that must be actively…

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National Labor Relations Board issues guidelines useful to prepare social media policies

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)  issued a third report on social media based on cases brought to the agency.  The report provides useful guidelines for employers to review their current policy or to prepare one  that is lawful under the National Labor Relations Act. Social media provisions are   unlawful when they interfere with the rights of employees to discuss wages and working conditions with co-workers.   The NLRB Report  details seven cases involving such provisions,…

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Labor & Employment Laws in Puerto Rico

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

In Puerto Rico, both federal labor and employment laws and local labor and employment laws uniquely govern the workplace, providing a comprehensive legal framework protecting the rights of workers are upheld. Federal labor and employment laws applicable in Puerto Rico include: With certain limitations, Federal labor and employment laws generally apply in Puerto Rico.  These include: Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) American With Disabilities Act (ADA) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Davis Bacon-Act…

Sube el costo del afidávit

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

En Puerto Rico, cada vez que un notario certifica la firma de una persona,  tiene que cancelar un sello del gobierno en su libro.  Este sello ahora cuesta un 66% más. Recientemente se aprobó una ley (83-2012) para aumentar  a   “cinco ($5.00) dólares el valor de la estampilla de la Sociedad para la Asistencia Legal que los notarios deben cancelar en su Registro de Testimonios; y disponer que los pagos realizados para la compra…

Invalidan proceso eleccionario acelerado de la Junta Nacional (NLRB)

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

Un tribunal  federal  de Washington D.C., invalidó los cambios recientes a los procesos de elecciones sindicales que aprobó la Junta Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo basado en un tecnicismo fundamental.   Las nuevas medidas vetadas  hacían más rápido y probable que un sindicato entrara a organizar los empleados en una empresa. En Chamber of Commerce v. NLRB de 14 de mayo de 2012,   el tribunal determinó que la decisión  tomada por la Junta no había contado…