Puerto Rico Lockdown Order Extended to May 25th, with Exceptions, Requires Workplace Contagion Risk Management Plans

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Covid-19

On Thursday, April 30th, 2020 the Governor Wanda Vázquez announced that she would extend the lock down and curfew orders with certain modifications providing for new exceptions to certain services, businesses and industries set to reopen, provided they met special safety and health standards, requiring Contagion Risk Management Plans, and allowing people to exercise. The Department of State published the new Executive Order No. 2020-038 on Friday, May 1st, 2020 at about 6:10 p.m.

Puerto Rico Enacts Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Effective Immediately

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Covid-19

On April 9, 2020, Puerto Rico enacted into law Act No. 37-2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to establish a special paid sick leave for non-exempt employees infected (or are suspected of being infected) due to a state of emergency declared by either the Governor of Puerto Rico or the Secretary of the Puerto Rico Health Department.

UPDATE: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PUBLISHED A PROPOSED RULE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER THAT SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES THE FLSA MINIMUM SALARY THRESHOLDS FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES

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The proposed rulemaking to revise 29 CFR Part 541’s interpretation of the salary thresholds applicable to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, and professional employees was published in the Federal Register on September 8th, 2023.