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 […]
Controversial NLRB poster requirement postponed
On April 17, 2012 the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit paralyzed the requirement of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to set a sign that would inform employees of their rights to organize and form a union, inter alia. The order prohibits the Board to enforce the notification rule until further notice. The […]
Registry of New Employees & Child Support
Under Act No. 5 of December 30, 1996, employers in Puerto Rico must notify the name of all new hires within 20 days of recruitment to the State New Hire Registry division of the the Administration for Child Support Enforcement (“ASUME” in Spanish) .The new hire report must contain the name, address and social security […]
Hours of Work
Regular working hours in Puerto Rico are eight (8) hours during any workday and forty hours (40) during any workweek. Thus eight (8) hours of work constitute the legal workday in Puerto Rico and forty (40) hours of work constitute a workweek. Extra working hours include: hours that an employee works for his employer in […]
Professionals in Puerto Rico and FLSA
In Puerto Rico, certain professionals, including those in the creative field are exempt under minimum wage laws. The exempt categories are similar to those under federal law. In addition to the requirements as to the wage rate and form of payment, the professional employee exemption applies only if its essential function of work requires advanced […]