On September 10, 2024, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor issued an Opinion to clarify and provide additional information about the application of Act No. 27-2024.
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month.
On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) transportation exemption—meaning the FAA would not apply—only relates to workers within the transportation industry.
On January 17, 2024, Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi signed into law House Bill 1745, the "Act to Facilitate the Implementation of Remote Work in Private Enterprise and to Encourage the Establishment of Air Bases in Puerto Rico.”
A new law authorizes bonus payments to Minnesotans who worked in frontline sectors during the COVID-19 emergency - and requires covered employers to provide notice to workers by June 23, 2022.