Puerto Rico: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

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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
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Clarifies Employee Exhaustion Requirements Under Puerto Rico’s Workplace Harassment Act
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has issued its first interpretation of Act 90, the island's workplace harassment prevention law, addressing what happens when employers fail to establish required internal complaint procedures. The decision clarifies whether employees can bypass administrative steps when their employer lacks a compliant harassment protocol, and establishes critical procedural requirements that affect both workers and businesses operating in Puerto Rico.
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Littler - Canada
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Substantively Speaking: ICE Narrows The Margin For I-9 Errors
ICE has dramatically expanded the definition of substantive I-9 violations, reclassifying dozens of previously correctable errors into penalty-triggering offenses with fines ranging from $288 to $2,861 per form. What were once routine omissions that could be fixed during an inspection now carry significant financial consequences, fundamentally reshaping employer compliance obligations and enforcement risk in the current regulatory climate.
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Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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