Puerto Rico Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyles
On July 24, 2024, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia signed into law Act 106-2024, known as the “Act Against Discrimination on the Basis of Hairstyles.”
Increase in Minimum Wage to $10.50
On June 12, 2024, the Minimum Wage Evaluation Commission approved the increase of the state minimum wage from $9.50 to $10.50, effective July 1, 2024, after evaluating the economic report that analyzed the impact of the minimum wage increase as provided by Act 47-2021, known as the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Act.