Puerto Rico
The victimisation and remedies and penalties sections of this chapter have been enhanced to reflect a 2026 Supreme Court ruling confirming that different employment claims arising from the same dismissal may have different deadlines.
The unjustified dismissal and contesting dismissals sections have been updated to reflect the Flores Reyes (2026) decision, confirming that asking a court for relief from judgment does not pause the one-year deadline, and an employee has to file an action in court for an unjustified dismissal claim.
A 2026 Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruling confirmed that, where a contract has been validly transferred to a third party, that third party may enforce a non-compete clause if the clause is reasonable and protects a legitimate business interest.
The general and non-compete clauses sections have been updated to reflect a 2026 Puerto Rico Supreme Court ruling confirming that contracts, including reasonable non-competes in professional services contracts, can be assigned to a third party with the consent of all parties.
Several countries changed their minimum wage rates on 1 July 2026 including Argentina, Australia, Netherlands and Romania. In the US, there were a number of minimum wage increases.
The table has been updated to reflect key 2026 developments in statutory annual leave across jurisdictions.
In May 2026, Turkey doubled the length of paternity leave from five to 10 days. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
In Turkey, maternity leave was extended from 16 to 24 weeks from 1 May 2026. In France, for children born on or after 1 January 2026, each parent (including mothers) is entitled to two months of supplementary birth leave, available from 1 July 2026.
Proposed legislation introduces amendments to job reserve rights under Puerto Rico’s Workers’ Accident Compensation Act and increases the unemployment benefit liability for the last employer.
Updated to include new information on the influenza-related state of emergency, effective from 27 January 2026.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to Puerto Rico.