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Ley Secretos Comerciales e Industriales de Puerto Rico

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

El 9 de junio de 2011 el Gobernador firmó la “Ley para la Protección de Secretos Comerciales e Industriales de Puerto Rico”, Núm. 80 del 3 de junio de 2011 (‘Ley Secretos Comerciales’).  Esta ley impone  responsabilidad civil a personas o empresas que se apropien indebidamente de un secreto comercial.  Para poder invocar su protección y remedios es esencial establecer políticas y procesos que mantengan el carácter confidencial de la información. Esto incluye requerir acuerdos…

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6/2011: New Trade Secret Law in Puerto Rico

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

On June 9, 2011 the Governor signed the “Law for the Protection of Commercial & Industrial Secrets of Puerto Rico, No. 80 of June 3, 2011. This law imposes civil liability to persons or companies who misappropriate trade secrets. To invoke the protection and remedies of the law is essential to establish policies and processes to maintain the confidential nature of the  information. This includes requiring confidentiality agreements.

6/2011: Una renuncia puede convertirse en despido

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

¿Que pasa cuando el empleado renuncia y luego alega despido injustificado? En  Felix Rivera v Fuller Brush, 2011 TSPR 25, un individuo presentó una demanda por despido injustificado bajo la ley 80    contra su antiguo empleador, la empresa Fuller Brush. La persona  alegó que había sido despedido sin justa causa como vendedor al verse forzado a renunciar; alegó que había sido víctima de un despido constructivo consistente en “cambios drásticos y repentinos en el método…

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Registry of New Employees & Child Support

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

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 of each employee as well as the name, address and federal Employer Identification Number of the Employer. When the employer…

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Hours of Work

ByROBERT ALEX FLEMING

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 excess of eight (8) hours during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours; hours that an employee works for his…