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Puerto Rico has enacted the Minimum Wage Act, Act No. 47-2021, increasing the Island's minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 effective January 1, 2022.
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.
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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.
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.
At-Will Employment States:All states in the U.S., excluding Montana, are at-will. Most do have exceptions, but the states of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Nebraska, Maine, New York, and Rhode Island do not allow any exceptions.
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.
Does the WARN Act apply to Puerto Rico and other territories of the United States, such as Guam? Yes. Territories of the United States are subject to U.S. laws.
No. You don't even need a passport. For U.S. citizens, traveling to and working in Puerto Rico is like traveling to or working in another state. U.S. citizens only need a valid driver's license to travel to and work from Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is not an 'employment at will' jurisdiction. Thus, an indefinite-term employee discharged without just cause is entitled to receive a statutory discharge indemnity (or severance payment) based on the length of service and a statutory formula.