By: Yasthel Gonzalez On May 8, 2019, the Puerto Rico Department of Labor issued its Guidelines for the Interpretation of Puerto Rico Employment Legislation. The Guidelines include over two-hundred pages of interpretation and analysis of different employment legislation areas such as the most recent changes in our local legislation introduced by Act 4 of 2017,
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The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico selected Estrella LLC to serve as local counsel to Brown Rudnick LLP, counsel to the Special Claims Committee. Brown Rudnick LLP will investigate any potential claims that Puerto Rico might have relating to debt the commonwealth and its agencies sold leading up to the island’s fiscal
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Press Release Best Lawyers 2019 Estrella, LLC is pleased to announce that 7 of its attorneys were named to the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico. This is 1 more than in 2018; congratulations to newcomer Maite Medero. Estrella, LLC and its attorneys have been profiled by Best Lawyers since they first published the
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Press Release Best Lawyers 2018 Estrella, LLC is pleased to announce that 6 of its attorneys were named to the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico. Estrella, LLC and its attorneys have been profiled by Best Lawyers since they first published the list for Puerto Rico in 2014. Our Managing Member continues to serve on
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By: Yasthel González, Esq. (ygonzalez@estrellallc.com) Employers in Puerto Rico are well aware that federal and local laws prohibit an employer from discriminating against its employees or employment candidates based on their religion. However, employers’ duties not to discriminate based on religion, do not end there. Recently, the religious beliefs-protection was broadened by Act 4 of
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