Puerto Rico Separation Notice for 1099 Employee
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Puerto Rico is not an employment-at-will jurisdiction. However, employers are allowed to terminate employees at will during an initial probationary period. The probationary period in Puerto Rico used to be limited to ninety (90) days, provided the agreement was in writing.
According to Puerto Rico Act Number 379 of (Law No 379), which covers non-exempt (hourly) employees, eight hours of work constitutes a regular working day in Puerto Rico and 40 hours of work constitutes a workweek. Working hours exceeding these minimums must be compensated as overtime.
Employment law in Puerto Rico is covered both by U.S. labor law and Puerto Rico's Constitution, which affirms the right of employees to choose their occupation, to have a reasonable minimum salary, a regular workday not exceeding eight hours, and to receive overtime compensation for work beyond eight hours.
4 of 26 January 2017 (the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (Law No. 4)), requires that termination be for 'just cause' (or the payment of a statutory severance). A termination is for 'just cause' if it is not motivated by legally prohibited reasons or the product of the employer's caprice.
Section 403 of PROMESA modified Section 6(g) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to allow employers to pay employees in Puerto Rico who are under the age of 25 years a subminimum wage of not less than $4.25 per hour for the first 90 consecutive calendar days after initial employment by their employer.
Wage and hour coverage in Puerto Rico for non-exempt employees is governed by the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as well as local laws.
Act 80 (the Unjust Dismissal Act) regulates employment termination of employees hired for an indefinite term. Puerto Rico is not an 'employment at will' jurisdiction.
The NLRA applies to most private sector employers, including manufacturers, retailers, private universities, and health care facilities.
As in the United States, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) applies in Puerto Rico to covered employers engaged in interstate commerce.
