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

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 […]

Labor & Employment Laws in Puerto Rico

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 […]

Sube el costo del afidávit

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 […]

Invalidan proceso eleccionario acelerado de la Junta Nacional (NLRB)

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. […]

DC Court invalidates NLRB expedited election process

In Chamber of Commerce v NLRB, decided may 14, 2012,    a U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia  invalidated the National Labor Relations Board new expedited election process  because the Board decided the issue without the required number of members. “Two members of the Board participated in the decision to adopt the final […]

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