Puerto Rican law

Link to puerto rican laws:

• http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/michie/
• Then click on puerto rico.
  

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pr law 80 -> title 29 labor, part 1. labor provisions generally,ch 9 payment of wages, discharge without cause.

(updated mar18)

• 185a: Salary, years of service
  
• 185b:Just cause for discharge
• 185c:Order of retaining employees
• 185d:Computation of indemnity.
• see page 53 of jan2017 pr labor transformation and flexibility act
• people hired after jan2017 have a maximum payout of 9 months salary.
  
• 185e:Definition of discharge
• 185f:Transfer of going business, duties of employers
• 185g:Allowance for compensation and indemnity
• 185h:Probatory work contract, prerequisites.
• 185i:Right of compensation unwaivable.
• 185j:Deductions on indemnity
• 185k:Pleading: contesting by employer.
• 185l:Prescription of rights.
• 185m:Regulations.

AO employees should probably take a close look at 185f.

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Jan2017 PR labor transformation and flexibility act of 2017 (.pdf)

• loosened the labor laws to get more companies to provide work in pr.

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mar2017 Equal pay act (.pdf) .. in spanish

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jun2022 - Amendments to 2017 pr labor law (english) (.pdf)

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Worker adjustment and retraining notification (29 u.s.c.2107(a) 54 fr 16064,20apr19889 (.pdf)