Employee awarded100K under Puerto Rico’s Whistlerblower Act
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 […]
Faster union elections
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 […]
Elecciones sindicales mas rápidas
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 […]
Legal Entities in Puerto Rico
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 […]
Puerto Rico web sites to comply with privacy law
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 […]