Puerto Rico

New and updated

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Updates - key employment law developments

  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.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Pay and benefits

  Updated to include new information on the influenza-related state of emergency, effective from 27 January 2026.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Health and safety

  Updated to include new information on the 12-month Workers’ Accident Compensation Act (WACA) job reserve.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Recruitment and selection

  Updated to include new measures for preventing discrimination based on hairstyles and hair texture, effective from 24 July 2024.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Training and development

  Updated to include new measures for internships, effective 27 December 2022.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Useful online resources

  Enhanced to include information on official data services.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Useful contacts - legal service providers

  Information on legal service providers for Puerto Rico employment law.

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  International

  Puerto Rico: Industrial relations

  An employment law guide to industrial relations in Puerto Rico, including trade unions, collective bargaining and agreements, unfair labour practices, information and consultation, and industrial action.