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Labor & Employment Alert: Puerto Rico Drops Most COVID-19 Measures

And just like that, it seems like we are getting back to normal: EO 2022-019 and AO 2022-533 dropped most COVID-19 measures… On March 7, 2022, Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi signed Executive Order 2022-019 (“EO 2022-019” or the “Executive Order”) to, among other matters, lift: capacity restrictions, masks mandates, vaccination mandates, and proof of vaccination

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2022 Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC)

Press Release Eight Edition of the Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition 8th Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) Estrella, LLC and George Washington University Law School announce their 8th edition of the Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition (ETAC) to be held on April 2 & 3, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “We are excited to be hosting

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Interlocutory Appeal Allowed to Protect Student Privacy in Sexual Harassment Case

Another Puerto Rico Supreme Court Privacy Decision: Díaz Santiago v. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico , 2021 TSPR 79 (6/7/2021) by Guillermo Figueroa, Esq. On January 19, 2020, Mr. Xedric Huriel Díaz filed a Complaint under PR Act No. 2 of October 17, 1961 (procedural process for the expeditious adjudication of employment claims in Puerto

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