Texas Federal Court Sets Aside the FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements
On August 20, 2024, Federal District Judge Ada Brown, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, issued a judgment that sets aside the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) rule (“Rule”) ban on non-compete clauses in employment agreements nationwide. Plaintiffs argued that: (i) the FTC exceeded its statutory authority; (ii) that the […]
New Overtime Rules under the FLSA
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division published its Final Rule increasing the Fair Labor Standards Act’s annual salary threshold for exempt employees classified as executive, administrative or professional.
New Act to Facilitate the Implementation of Remote Work in Private Companies
On January 17, 2024, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia signed into effect Act 27-2024, known as the “Act to Facilitate the Implementation of Remote Work in Private Companies and Encouragement to Establish Airline Bases in Puerto Rico”, which aims to encourage companies without business operations in Puerto Rico to recruit employees domiciled on the Island and allow them to work remotely from here.
DOL Final Rule Regarding Proper Classification of Employee or Independent Contractor Under the FLSA
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published on its Final Rule modifying Wage and Hour Division regulations to provide guidance regarding whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule rescinds a 2021 DOL rule defining the concept of an independent contractor.
The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirms the nullity of Puerto Rico Law 41-2022
In June 2022, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia signed into effect Puerto Rico Act 41-2022, known as the 2022 Labor Reform, which amended the Employment Transformation and Flexibility Act of January 26, 2017, known as the 2017 Labor Reform.
Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels: Supremo federal falla a favor del «whiskey»
El 8 de junio de 2023, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos determinó unánimemente que la Primera Enmienda no escuda a «Bad Spaniels», un juguete para perros que parodia la botella de whiskey Jack Daniel’s, de reclamaciones de infracción de marca y disminución de carácter distintivo.
Registro de Marcas 101: Cuidado con la Probabilidad de Confusión
Es prudente procurar una evaluación sobre la registrabilidad de una marca antes de iniciar el proceso de solicitud e incurrir los gastos relacionados.
Un tasador no puede tener un interés económico en la reclamación
El 9 de febrero de 2023, el Tribunal Supremo del estado de Florida estableció que un appraiser tiene que ser disinterested, por lo cual no puede tener un interés económico en la reclamación.
Null and void ab initio Law 41-2022, the 2022 Labor Reform Act
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, through the voice of Judge Laura Taylor Swain declared null and void Act 41-2022, also known as the 2022 Labor Reform Act, after the Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico under the provisions of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act challenged the legitimacy of Act 41-2022.
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor issues model protocol to prevent and manage sexual harassment cases in the workplace
On October 30, 2022, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources published the anticipated model protocol to prevent and manage sexual harassment cases which may be adopted by employers to comply with the requirement of Act 82-2022 which amended Act 17-1988.