Recent Studies on Small Business and Job Creation
A recent study commissioned by the Small Business Administration (SBA) reinforces previous studies that small businesses create very few jobs. Its author, researcher L. Spencer Tracy presents conclusions on who actually create jobs in the economy. With unemployment rampant in Puerto Rico, this should be evaluated by the government to determine whether incentives and other […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]