Update: On 1 July 2020, an additional five weeks of parental leave was granted to partners whose child was born on or after 1 July 2020. Partners are now entitled to one full week of paid leave by the employer […]
Puerto Rico’s Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law a new electoral code (Act No.58-2020) on 20 June 2020. This new electoral code establishes a two-hour employer-paid leave during the workday to vote in primaries and other electoral events. Key […]
Effective on 8 August 2020, Puerto Rico’s Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced signed into law Bill No. 2424, expanding maternity leave benefits to female employees adopting a child age 6 years or older. These working mothers are now entitled to five […]