Earlier this year, the Governor of Puerto Rico signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (“the Act”). While the Act makes substantial changes to virtually all existing Puerto Rico employment laws, it also introduces a new employee right not previously recognized: the right to participate in religious services. Last month, the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources filed Regulation Number 8947 before de Puerto Rico Department of State to implement this new right. The Regulation is set to take effect on May 25, 2017.
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