Client Alerts 
Puerto Rico Treasury Issues Return-to-Work Incentives Program Rules
Puerto Rico Treasury issued Circular Letter 2021-18 on 8/30/21, establishing the rules to apply for the Return-to-Work Incentive Program announced by Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi on 6/7/21. The Program has up to $150 million for eligible individuals who return to work before September 4, 2021 in industries such as hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, and construction. The .
NEW EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR REGISTERED CANNABIS PATIENTS
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, signed into law on July 29, 2021, Law No. 15-2021, changing the local employment law landscape by classifying employees that identify themselves before their employers as registered and authorized medical cannabis patients, as a protected group under Puerto Rico’s employment protection laws, among other provisions relevant to local employers. Law .
Mandatory Masking Reinstated and Mandatory Vaccine Recommended for Private Sector Employers
Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued yesterday Executive Order 2021-058 establishing a mandatory vaccination policy for all Executive Branch employees and recommending that private sector employers implement similar mandatory vaccination policies. Puerto Rico Secretary of Health also reinstated through administrative order a new mandatory masking requirement for indoor and outdoor activities regardless of status of vaccination . Amidst .
New COVID-19 Curfew and Business Operation Rules
On December 3, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, announced the new curfew and business operation rules that will be incorporated into the Executive Order that will become effective next Monday, December 7, and which will remain in effect until Monday, January 7, 2021 to address the recent peak in COVID-19 cases .
Client Alerts
Puerto Rico Treasury Issues Return-to-Work Incentives Program Rules
Puerto Rico Treasury issued Circular Letter 2021-18 on 8/30/21, establishing the rules to apply for the Return-to-Work Incentive Program announced by Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi on 6/7/21. The Program has up to $150 million for eligible individuals who return to work before September 4, 2021 in industries such as hospitality, restaurants, agriculture, and construction. The .
NEW EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR REGISTERED CANNABIS PATIENTS
Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, signed into law on July 29, 2021, Law No. 15-2021, changing the local employment law landscape by classifying employees that identify themselves before their employers as registered and authorized medical cannabis patients, as a protected group under Puerto Rico’s employment protection laws, among other provisions relevant to local employers. Law .
Mandatory Masking Reinstated and Mandatory Vaccine Recommended for Private Sector Employers
Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued yesterday Executive Order 2021-058 establishing a mandatory vaccination policy for all Executive Branch employees and recommending that private sector employers implement similar mandatory vaccination policies. Puerto Rico Secretary of Health also reinstated through administrative order a new mandatory masking requirement for indoor and outdoor activities regardless of status of vaccination . Amidst .
New COVID-19 Curfew and Business Operation Rules
On December 3, 2020, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, announced the new curfew and business operation rules that will be incorporated into the Executive Order that will become effective next Monday, December 7, and which will remain in effect until Monday, January 7, 2021 to address the recent peak in COVID-19 cases .
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