The Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources has issued a new regulation, effective October 18, 2017, to administer Puerto Rico’s Christmas Bonus Law.
While employers are still coming to terms with the legislation Governor Brown signed into law earlier this month, it is worth noting what he did not approve—especially because the bills he killed this year could come back to life.
On October 19, the IRS announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for the 2018 tax year.
On October 5, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 450, imposing new requirements for public and private employers regarding immigration worksite enforcement actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
You don’t need to be a cable news network, a Hollywood production company, a media mogul or a politician in order to feel the ripple effect from the recent wave of workplace sexual harassment claims.
On October 17, 2017, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources issued Opinion No. 2017-001 regarding the compensation of exempt and non-exempt private sector employees for workdays interrupted by Hurricanes Irma and María and their aftermath.
In order to assist in rebuilding and recovery following Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s governor and several agencies have issued multiple exemptions to previously established rules for operations, as well as extensions to multiple deadlines.
