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Puerto Rico Department Of Labor Launches Desempleo Digital: Key Changes For Employers

Puerto Rico's Department of Labor and Human Resources launched Desempleo Digital on September 1, 2026, fundamentally transforming how employers interact with the agency for unemployment insurance and temporary non-occupational disability insurance services. The new digital platform introduces significant changes to account access, filing procedures, payment processing, and third-party representative management that require immediate attention from employers and their service providers.

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Littler - Canada

Puerto Rico Employers Face Expanded Expectations Under New Lactation Guidance

The Puerto Rico Office of the Women’s Advocate (OPM) recently issued the “Guide for the Establishment and Operation of Lactation Rooms in Workplaces and Public Access Spaces,” providing comprehensive administrative...

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2026 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

On February 20, 2026, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 26-03 ("CL IR 26-03") announcing the applicable 2026...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico's Influenza Emergency: Special Paid Sick Leave Rules Activated

Puerto Rico's governor issued an executive order, effective immediately, declaring a public health emergency due to epidemic-level influenza cases.

Puerto Rico Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Breastfeeding At Work Redefined: Puerto Rico's New Code Ushers In Major Changes

Puerto Rico Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Enacts New Lactation Code

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Reaffirms Importance Of Just Cause For Employee Terminations

Puerto Rico Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico New Act 29-2025: Essential Employer Obligations For Breastfeeding/Pumping Activities

Puerto Rico Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies Limits For Unjustified Dismissal Under The Workers' Compensation Act

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act

Puerto Rico Employment

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Reichard & Escalera

Labor And Employment Update

Puerto Rico Employment

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Reichard & Escalera

With The New Year, Puerto Rico Enacts New Legislation Facilitating Remote Work And Providing Exemption To Airlines Opening Operation Hubs On The Island

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Extreme Measures: How Puerto Rico's Bankruptcy Caused A Radical Change To Its Public Pension Retirement Systems

Puerto Rico Employment

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Wolf Popper

Sports-Related Employment Law Updates In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Financial Restructuring: A Tool For Success To Preserve Healthcare Jobs And Quality Of Care In Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Insolvency

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

Puerto Rico Employers Face Expanded Expectations Under New Lactation Guidance

Puerto Rico Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Puerto Rico Department Of Labor Launches Desempleo Digital: Key Changes For Employers

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler - Canada

Substantively Speaking: ICE Narrows The Margin For I-9 Errors

Puerto Rico Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

La Reestructuración Financiera: Una Herramienta para el Éxito en la Preservación de Empleos y la Calidad de Servicios de Salud

Puerto Rico Insolvency

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

Informal Caregivers In Puerto Rico Do Not Need To Satisfy Threshold Requirements For Requesting Work Schedule Changes

Pursuant to the recently enacted Act No. 82 of August 8, 2023, employers in Puerto Rico must consider an informal caregiver's request for a work-schedule change without meeting...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Amends Workers' Compensation Act To Provide Reduction Of Employee Premiums For Safe Workplaces

On August 8, 2023, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law Act No. 85-2023, effective immediately. The statute amends Puerto Rico's Workers' Compensation Act by further incentivizing safe workplaces.

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Nullified Ab Initio: What Employers In Puerto Rico Need To Know About The Decision To Nullify The New Labor Reform Bill (Act No. 41-2022)

The District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has nullified Act No. 41-2022, enacted in June 2022, which had instituted significant changes to labor and employment laws in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2023 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

The Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury recently issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 23-01 (CL IR 23-01) announcing the applicable 2023 limits for Puerto Rico qualified

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Employers Offering Internship Programs Must Comply With New Law

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Treasury Department Takes Action In Response To Hurricane Fiona

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Update: New Employment Benefits Approved

Puerto Rico Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Puerto Rico Enacts New Legislation On Remote Workers Of "Out-Of-State" Employers

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Secretary Of Labor And Human Resources Issues Opinion On Criteria For Defining Microenterprises, Small And Medium Businesses For Purposes Of Act 41-2022

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2022 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Booster Mandate: Covered Employees In Puerto Rico Must Comply By January 31st

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules On Damages Calculations Involving Double Penalties And Alternate Income Streams

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Issues New Executive Order Providing For New Vaccination Mandates

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law Raising Minimum Wage To $8.50 Per Hour Starting In 2022

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Booster Mandate: Covered Employees In Puerto Rico Must Comply By January 31st

On December 31, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order No. 2021-87 (EO) requiring first responders and certain private sector personnel to receive the COVID-19 vaccine...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules On Damages Calculations Involving Double Penalties And Alternate Income Streams

In Torres Rivera v. Econo, 2021 TSPR 150, 208 D.P.R. __ (Nov. 18, 2021), the Puerto Rico Supreme Court ("PRSC") determined that when a plaintiff prevails in a discrimination lawsuit...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Issues New Executive Order Providing For New Vaccination Mandates

On November 15, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued Executive Order No. 2021-075 (EO 2021-075), which integrates prior COVID-19-related orders still in effect and, notably...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Law Raising Minimum Wage To $8.50 Per Hour Starting In 2022

On September 21, 2021, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi signed into law an Act that raises the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50.

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Governor Issues Executive Orders Requiring COVID-19 Vaccinations

Puerto Rico Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Puerto Rico Extends Due Date For Coronavirus-Related Distributions From Qualified Retirement Plans

On June 23, 2020, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury (commonly known by its Spanish-language name, Departamento de Hacienda de Puerto Rico, or Hacienda) issued Circular Letter of Internal Revenue No. 20-29...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employers In Puerto Rico: Don't Forget To Renew Your Workers' Compensation Insurance Policy

Act No. 45 of April 18, 1935, known as the Puerto Rico Compensation System for Work-Related Accidents Act (Act 45), establishes that every employer must secure compulsory insurance to cover their

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Designating COVID-19 As A Work-Related Condition For Workers' Compensation Purposes

This insurance, which is entirely employer-funded, is administered and can only be provided by the State Insurance Fund (SIF).

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Deadlines To File Qualification Amendments Are Extended Due To COVID-19 Lockdown

To combat exposure to COVID-19, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced issued Executive Order EO-2020-023 on March 15, 2020, ordering an island-wide lockdown and curfew.

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Employers Must Now Inform Employees Who Have Been Laid Off, Furloughed Or Experience A Reduction In Hours The Right To Request Unemployment Benefits

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Enacts Law Creating Special Paid Leave For Non-Exempt Employees In The Private Sector

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Extends Due Dates For Retirement Plan Tax Reporting And Withholding Obligations Due To COVID-19

Puerto Rico Coronavirus

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

U.S. DOL Issues Additional Questions And Answers On The FFCRA Which Directly Impact Puerto Rico Employers

Puerto Rico Coronavirus

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of Labor Issues New Opinion Regarding Employee Compensation And Available Leaves During The COVID-19 Emergency

Puerto Rico Coronavirus

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Issues Guidance For Disaster Relief Distributions From Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans Due To 2020 Earthquakes

Puerto Rico Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Puerto Rico Treasury Department Issues Post-Earthquake Rules For Qualified Retirement Plan And IRA Distributions And Loans

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Department Of Treasury Grants Tax Exemptions For Employer-Provided Payments And Certain Benefits To Employees And Independent Contractors Related To The Recent Earthquakes

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Déjà Vu: Puerto Rico Plan Limits For 2020 Largely Track U.S. Plan Limits

Puerto Rico Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Puerto Rico Department Of The Treasury Announces 2020 Limits On Qualified Retirement Plans

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Guidelines On The Interpretation Of Puerto Rico's Employment Legislation, Chapters 6 And 8

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Treasury Again Extends Deadlines to Request Federal Employee Retention Benefit After Hurricanes Irma And María

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Guidelines On The Interpretation Of Puerto Rico's Employment Legislation, Chapters 1-3

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico DOL Announces That Employers Must Submit Unemployment Tax Returns Electronically

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Puerto Rico Treasury Department Changes Tax Reporting On Act 80 Payments Made During Tax Year 2018

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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