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Employee awarded100K under Puerto Rico’s Whistlerblower Act

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court recently affirmed a lower court ruling awarding plaintiff $100,000. Plaintiff- was a maintenance worker who claimed that his employer had fired him in retaliation for requesting benefits under the local  workers’ compensation fund.   See, Rivera Menendez v. Action Service, Corp. 2012 TSPR 73 (Date: April 27, 2012). The employer-   engaged in the commercial cleaning business- denied any retaliatory intent and contended that the employee had refused to show up for…

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Faster union elections

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

If you run a business and receive a petition for elections by a union, run to a lawyer. New representation case procedures effective April 30 2012 may allow a union to  enter the workplace within   18 days of the petition.  It turns out that if 30% of the workers  within a unit area wish to be represented by a union and bargain collectively, the National Labor Relations Board will hold an election for them and…

Elecciones sindicales mas rápidas

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

Si usted dirige una empresa y recibe una petición de elecciones, corra donde un abogado.  Nuevas normas en la Junta Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo (NLRB, por sus siglas en Ingles) permiten que en menos de 20 días pueda entrar un sindicato tocándole la puerta de su oficina. Resulta que si 6  de 10 personas dentro de una misma área o unidad deseara estar representada por un sindicato y negociar colectivamente, la Junta  celebrará una…

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Legal Entities in Puerto Rico

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

By: Robert A. Fleming- Business Attorney Puerto Rico Investors in Puerto Rico have a variety of options for managing & optimizing  liability  and tax issues.  A business can operate under  a wide range of legal structures, from basic sole proprietorships and general partnerships to special purpose corporations and limited liability companies.  The most typical forms are limited partnerships, general corporations, non-profit, closed corporations, professional corporations and limited liability corporations. Puerto Rico’s corporate law is based…

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Puerto Rico web sites to comply with privacy law

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

Act 2012-39 is a recently enacted law in Puerto Rico that requires operators of web pages and web sites in the island to enact a privacy policy and  notify visitors of its content; which shall include: a) The type of personal information collected and the users of the site; b) Persons / entities with which the operator shares the information; c) Whether the operator maintains a process for the user to review or request changes…