Puerto Rico police arrested at least 380 people on Tuesday as part of a major crackdown on 12 gangs dedicated to the sale of drugs and weapons, the Associated Press reports. Police... Read more »
A new law in Puerto Rico provides several pay and anti-discrimination protections for athletes on account of their pregnancies. A separate sports-related employment law extends leave protections for eligible athletes, coaches and... Read more »
On August 8, 2023, Puerto Rico’s government enacted Act No. 88-2023, known as the “Puerto Rican Military Code of the 21st Century” (“Military Code”). This new law supersedes the previously enacted Military... Read more »
The Department of Justice announced Monday that two men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a hate crime and obstruction of justice for assaulting a homeless transgender woman mere hours before she... Read more »
On August 10, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s decision declaring Law 41-2022 null and void ab... Read more »
Puerto Rico’s Informal Care Public Policy Act (ICPPA) amends the Puerto Rico Working Hours and Days Act to establish new rights and protections for individuals duly certified as “informal caregivers.” The ICPPA... Read more »