Sylmarie Arizmendi

Aug 30, 2024 | mondaq.com | Carlos Ortiz |Sylmarie Arizmendi |Christopher Dávila-Rodríguez |Jorge Colberg Vilanova

Last January 17, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law the Act to  Facilitate the Implementation of Remote Work in the Private Sector and to  Promote the Establishment of Airline Operations in Puerto Rico ("Law 27 2024"). One of its two main objectives is to attract jobs from companies that do  not do business on the island, but who allow their employees to work remotely.  The second main objective is to make the island more attractive for airlines to  establish their operations base.

Aug 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Carlos Ortiz |Sylmarie Arizmendi |Christopher Dávila-Rodríguez |José Feliciano-Boada

On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission approved a rule (16 CFR Part 910) prohibiting employers from requiring their workers to enter non-compete agreements or requiring them to comply with any such existing agreement. The ban is based on the FTC's interpretation that these agreements constitute a method of unfair competition. The rule defines a worker broadly to include independent contractors.