Luis F. Antonetti San Juan, Puerto Rico
| Shareholder Director Labor & Employment | |
| phone | (787) 759-4111 (787) 759-8000 (Ext. 2228) |
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Luis F. Antonetti is a shareholder of the Firm and the Director of the Labor and Employment Law Department. Mr. Antonetti practices in the areas of labor & employment law, occupational safety & health, arbitration, mediation and whistle blower protection.
Mr. Antonetti is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and past president of the Labor and Employment Committee of the Puerto Rico Bar Association and of the Inter American Bar Association (I.A.B.A.). He is a member of the Council of the I.A.B.A. and a Board member of the Fundacion del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, Inc. He is the author of the section on Puerto Rico Labor and Employment Law in the A.B.A. B.N.A. publication titled International Labor and Employment Laws, edited by William L. Keller, Esq., and of Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by State Survey, also published by A.B.A. B.N.A. and edited by Gregory K. McGillivay. He has been a frequent lecturer in the areas of Labor and Employment Law and has written articles published by labor law journals and human resources publications.
- Areas of Practice:
- Administrative Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Civil Rights
- Age Discrimination
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- National Origin Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Constitutional Law
- Affirmative Action
- Discrimination
- Search & Seizure Protections
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employment Law -- Employer
- Affirmative Action -- Employer
- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer
- Employee Rights -- Employer
- Employment Contracts -- Employer
- Employment Discrimination -- Employer
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
- Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer
- Sexual Harassment -- Employer
- Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer
- Whistleblower -- Employer
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer
- Wrongful Termination -- Employer
- Labor Law
- Collective Bargaining
- Labor Arbitration
- Labor Disputes
- Labor Legislation
- Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Wage & Hour Laws
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
- Litigation & Appeals
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Workers' Compensation Appeals
- Workers' Compensation Defense
- Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Workers' Compensation Subrogation
- Bar Admissions:
- Puerto Rico, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1978
- Education:
- University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
1974
J.D. - Fordham University, New York, New York
B.A.
Honors: Dean's List - 1968
Major: Philosophy
- Published Works:
- International Labor and Employment Law, BNA-ABA, Puerto Rico Section, 2002
- Wage and Hour State-by-State Survey, BNA-ABA, Puerto Rico Section, 2004
- Employment Discrimination Lawsuits, Inside the Minds, Leading Lawyers Offer Strategies for Dealing with Discrimination Suits, Best Practices for Handling Discrimination Suits: From Working with New Clients to Changes in Relevant Laws, Aspatore Books, 2008
- Revista del Colegio de Abogados, El Arbitraje Mandatorio en los Contratos Indiviuales de Empleo, Vol. 62 nums. 3 y 4, Octubre-Diciembre, 2001
- Workplace Violence: Its Legal Perspective and its Socio-Economic Impact, Revista de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
- A Modern Approach to Pregnancy Discrimination: Puerto Rico's Working Mothers Protection Act, The University of Memphis Law Review, Spring/Summer, 1999
- Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueno El Arbitraje Mandatorio en un Ambiente No-Unionado: Su Proposito y Viabilidad the Arbitration Agreements after Circuit City Store v. Adam, Simposio de Derecho Laboral - Universidad Interamericana, 1998
- Representative Cases:
- Alice Lee Crespo v. Schering Plough del Caribe, Inc., 354 F. 3d 34 (USCA 1st Circuit 2003)
- Jorge Rodriguez Cuervos v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 181 F. 3d 15 (USCA 1st Circuit 1999)
- Luis A. Giusti Negron v. Scotiabank, Civil no. 01-2022 (JAF), 260 F. Supp. 2d 403, (U.S. Dist., LEXIS 6837 2003)
- Alice Lee Crespo v. Schering Plough del Caribe, Inc., Civil no. 01-2014 (HL), 231 F. Supp., 2d 420 (U.S. Dist., LEXIS 21635 2002)
- Jorge Rodriguez Cuervos v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Civil no. 96-2014 (JP) (U.S. Dist., LEXIS 22445 1998)
- Jorge Rodriguez Cuervos v. Wal-Mart International Puerto Rico, Inc., Civil no. 96-2014 (JP) (U.S. Dist., LEXIS 22445 1998)
- Jorge Rodriguez Cuervos v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Civil no. 96-2014, Motion for Reconsideration (U.S. District, LEXIS 22387 1998)
- Jorge Rodriguez Cuervos v. Wal-Mart International Puerto Rico, Inc., Civil no. 96-2014, Motion for Reconsideration (U.S. District, LEXIS 22387 1998)
- Mario Alegre; Ana Fuentes; and the Conjugal Partnership between them v. Schering Plough del Caribe, Inc, Civil no. 95-2442 (SEC), 975 F. Supp. 153 (U.S. Dist LEXIS 12026 1997)
- Mario Alegre; Ana Fuentes; and the conjugal partnership between them v. Schering Plough del Caribe, Inc., No. 97-2080 (U.S. App., LEXIS 10556 1998)
- Nixa Ramos, et al., v. Roche Products, Inc., No. 90-2107, U.S. App., 936 F. 2d 43 (U.S. App. LEXIS 13037 1991)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Significant 2006-2007 Employment Law Changes in PR, National Retail Federation, 2007
- Puerto Rico Employment Law Update, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2007
- Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law in Puerto Rico, Employment Law Alliance, 2005
- Employees Termination, National Business Institute, 2002
- Current Labor Laws You Need to Know About, National Business Institute, 2001
- Violence in the Workplace, Strategic Solutions, 2001
- Benefits and Licenses Administration, Chamber of Commerce, 2000
- Latest Developments in Employment Law, Products of Puerto Rico Association, 1999
- Policy of Drug Free Workplace, Strategic Solutions, 1999
- The Hiring Process and Protecting Against Wrongful Termination, National Business Institute, 1999
- Minimum Wage, Payment of Salaries and Overtime, Employee Relations Consultants Group, 1998
- Avoiding Unions, Strategic Solutions, 1996
- American with Disabilities Act, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Professionals, 1992
- Honors and Awards:
- Lifetime Member - The Global Directory of Who's Who, 2006 - 2007
- Merit Certificate - Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1984 - 2004
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2002 - 2007
- Fellow
- American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1977 - 2007
- Member
- Inter-American Bar Association
- National Retail Federation
- Puerto Rico Labor Relations Professionals
- Employment Law Alliance
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Founder and President, Puerto Rico Down Syndrome Foundation, Inc., 1988 - 2007
- Co-Founder and Board Member, Puerto Rico 2000, Inc., 1990 - 2007
- Puerto Rico Bar Association Foundation, 2005 - 2007
- Languages:
- Spanish
- English
- Italian
