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- Actualización de asuntos marcarios en Puerto Rico y EE.UU. relativos a la situación de emergencia ocasionada por el COVID-19
- Approval of Bill to Reactivate Certain Construction and Land Use Approvals
- APPROVAL OF BILLS TO AMEND THE PUERTO RICO INSURANCE CODE
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Archived News Letters
- Fall 2003-01 Municipal contracts declared null
- Fall 2003-02 Non competition clause annulled
- Fall 2003-03 Use of Perfulandia mark enjoined
- Fall 2003-04 Amendments to laws dealing with unclaimed funds
- Fall 2003-05 50% of bank account to be frozen in case of death
- Fall 2003-06 Bill to require 911 access from
- Fall 2003-07 Soto Negrn v. Taber Partners Limited I affirmed
- Fall 2003-08 An unsigned contract is not binding
- Fall 2003-09 New Puerto Rico telemarketing law
- Fall 2004-01 Reduction in long-term capital gains tax
- Fall 2004-02 Cost of internal revenue stamps to purchase or mortgage real estate increased
- Fall 2004-03 E-mail friend or foe
- Fall 2004-04 Supreme Court of the United States strikes down Internet censorship law
- Fall 2004-05 Owner of arrested boat not entitled to bond
- Fall 2004-06 Mortgage note returned to debtor still valid
- Fall 2004-07 OCC advises against certain credit card practices by national banks
- Fall 2004-08 Over-limit fees are not finance charges
- Fall 2004-09 Assignee deemed a TiLA creditor
- Fall 2004-10 Completion bond held not to be assignable
- Fall 2004-11 Drug testing in the private sector
- Fall 2004-12 Pregnancy discrimination by bank
- Fall 2005-01 Christmas bonus increased
- Fall 2005-02 Severance pay increased
- Fall 2005-03 Employee or trainee
- Fall 2005-04 Crediting Commissions
- Fall 2005-05 Actual use is required for a mark registered on intent-to-use basis
- Fall 2005-06 Limiting trademark searches to Puerto Rico may not be enough
- Fall 2005-07 Section 965 dividends received deduction
- Fall 2005-08 Enforcement delay of Pollution Prevention Regulation
- Fall 2005-09 Goldman Antonetti & Crdova named RIELA member for Puerto Rico
- Fall 2005-10 Major Bankruptcy Code amendments
- Fall 2005-11 Reimbursement order altered in mortgage rescission
- Fall 2005-12 Holder of original notes prevails over holder of copies
- Fall 2005-13 Bank not liable for misuse of in-trust-for deposits
- Fall 2006-01 Collection suit
- Fall 2006-02 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Fall 2006-03 Federal Reserve Board
- Fall 2006-04 New DACO regulation on information security
- Fall 2006-05 Autoridad de Energa Elctrica v. Las Amricas Trust
- Fall 2006-06 Published Opinion United States v. Vlez Vlez, 772 F. Supp. 56, (1991).
- Fall 2006-07 FDIC enhancing protection of exam data
- Fall 2006-08 Corporate directors should register as "merchants"
- Fall 2006-09 Lowest contract bid rejected for being too low
- Fall 2006-10 Change in ownership did not terminate franchise agreement
- Fall 2006-11"Ricas" crackers infringe trademark of "Rica" crackers
- Fall 2006-12 Employer's vicarious liability for sexual harassment
- Fall 2006-13 - Protocol required to manage domestic violence in the workplace
- Fall 2006-14 Pension Protection Act of 2006
- Newsletter Spring 2006 03
- Spring 2003-01 New condominium law enacted
- Spring 2003-02 EPA revisits its new source review program
- Spring 2003-03 Proposed NSR rule for routine maintenance
- Spring 2003-04 New incentive plan for the payment of tax debts
- Spring 2003-05 Boats subject to excise tax
- Spring 2003-06 Circuit affirms ruling against
- Spring 2003-07 Interest income from hotel loans exempted from tax
- Spring 2003-08 Federal Credit Union fields of membership enlarged
- Spring 2003-09 Municipal loan guaranty declared valid by circuit court
- Spring 2003-10 Bank immunity for reporting apparent crime affirmed
- Spring 2003-11 Job rights of returning veterans
- Spring 2003-12 AWP statutes are not preempted by ERISA
- Spring 2004-01 New contest regulation
- Spring 2004-02 Unfair or deceptive acts by banks
- Spring 2004-03 Limited liability companies a new form of business organization
- Spring 2004-04 Developers beware EPA and COE to monitor closely impacts on wetlands
- Spring 2004-05 Consumer Rights Defense Code under consideration
- Spring 2004-06 Navigating through the obstacles facing construction projects
- Spring 2004-08 A tale of two circuits
- Spring 2004-09 New amendments to International Banking Center Act
- Spring 2004-10 New Currency Transaction Report form released
- Spring 2004-11 Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act
- Spring 2004-12 Employers required to pay for jury duty
- Spring 2004-13 Plaintiff must prove actual damages under Privacy Act of 1974
- Spring 2005-01 Privacy of bank records
- Spring 2005-02 Financial institutions must adopt consumer information disposal policies
- Spring 2005-03 New federal guidance on overdraft protection programs
- Spring 2005-04 Bank practice of honoring overdrafts defeats criminal bad check conviction
- Spring 2005-05 New U.C.C. Article 9 proposed for P.R.
- Spring 2005-06 Bill would freeze only half of funds in deceaseds account
- Spring 2005-07 Bill to reduce taxes on deposit interest
- Spring 2005-08 No federal jurisdiction based on defenses
- Spring 2005-09 Court recaps tortious interference elements
- Spring 2005-10 Federal class action bill signed into law
- Spring 2005-11 Stronger vehicle warranty law considered
- Spring 2005-12 Landmark local environmental penalty claim In jeopardy
- Spring 2005-13 New public policy environmental law
- Spring 2005-14 Repeal of new signs law proposed
- Spring 2005-15 New HIPAA rules for group health plans and health insurers
- Spring 2005-16 Employment leasing
- Spring 2005-17 U.S. Department of Labor issues interim final rule on USERRA posting requirements
- Spring 2005-18 Bill proposes new agency to handle all intellectual property matters
- Spring 2006-01Puerto Rico environmental compliance dates report: 2006
- Spring 2006-02 Master land use plan faces many hurdles
- Spring 2006-04 Federal regulators issue rules on external auditors' engagement letters
- Spring 2006-05 Forbearance agreement accelerated
- Spring 2006-06 Bill to make banking powers more flexible
- Spring 2006-07 Renewal of H-1B visa denied
- Spring 2006-08 DOL modifies two prohibited transaction exemptions
- Spring 2006-09 Undocumented employees entitled to FLSA protection
- Spring 2007-01 New Tax Code amendments!
- Spring 2007-02 Government borrowing limit removed
- Spring 2007-03 Commissioner of Financial Institutions held immune
- Spring 2007-04 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act not applicable to collection of own credits
- Spring 2007-05 A summary of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rules
- Spring 2007-06 Class action not available for Truth-in-Lending rescission suit
- Spring 2007-07 Rescindable loans
- Spring 2007-08 A loan is a sale because we say it is
- Spring 2007-09 Sale declared to be a mortgage
- Spring 2007-10 When should you accept a sale tax exemption certificate?
- Spring 2007-11 All employers must implement a Domestic Violence Situation Management Protocol
- Spring 2007-12 U.S. Supreme Court issues important decision on global climate change
- Spring 2007-13 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reissues nationwide permits
- Spring 2007-14 New solid waste requirements take effect
- Spring 2007-15 Federal law nixes commission-sharing ban in local insurance code
- Spring 2007-16 Compensation for mental suffering available in breach of contract suit
- Summer 2003-01 New regulation promulgated on business registration
- Summer 2003-02 Bill to forward business info to police
- Summer 2003-03 Phase II of the NPDES Stormwater Regulation becomes effective
- Summer 2003-04 EQB increases emissions fee for Title V sources
- summer 2003-05 Retail installment sale contract ruled not to constitute security agreement
- Summer 2003-06 Vaccine injury compensation program provides relief without fault
- Summer 2003-07 Family immigration categories
- Summer 2003-08 FAAAA preempts Puerto Ricos
- Summer 2003-09 Bill to cut taxes on interest received
- Summer 2003-10 Court of Appeals affirms that sale of product line is just cause to terminate distribution contract
- Summer 2003-11 Supreme Court ratifies limited liability of partners in special partnership
- Summer 2003-12 Store may check sales receipts at exit door
- Summer 2003-13 Price-fixing claim needs proof of agreement
- Summer 2003-14 No stop payment of cashiers checks
- Summer 2004-01 Bond requirement for non-resident advertisers declared unconstitutional
- Summer 2004-02 Product warranties must be in Spanish
- Summer 2004-03 Breastfeeding must be allowed in all public and private places
- Summer 2004-04 Legislature repeals Supreme Court ruling on government contract nullity
- Summer 2004-05 Judicial bond limited to original remedy sought
- Summer 2004-07 New overtime pay standards promulgated
- Summer 2004-08 The minimum you need to know about employee compensation and benefits
- Summer 2004-09 Materials in Foreign Trade Zones are exempt from personal property tax
- Summer 2006-01 Tax reform legislation enacted
- Summer 2006-02 The Tax Bamboozle Act of 2006
- Summer 2006-03 Prepayment tax imposed on capital gains
- Summer 2006-04 Sales tax approved
- Summer 2006-05 Special tax imposed on dividends
- Summer 2006-06 A reply to The Economist
- Summer 2006-07 Electronic Transactions Act pending governor's signature
- Summer 2006-08 Legislature passes shopping center security bill
- Summer 2006-09 Right to claim because of difference in area
- Summer 2006-10 Insurance countersignature requirement declared unconstitutional
- Summer 2006-11 EPA switching industry codes for toxic release inventory reporting
- Summer 2006-12 Arbitrator to decide on validity of contract as a whole
- Summer 2006-13 U.S. Supreme Court rules on retaliatory acts
- Summer 2006-14 Powers of banks in Puerto Rico to be extended
- Summer 2006-15 FDIC joins BIF and SAIF to form DIF
- Summer-2004-06 An option deposit may have to be returned if a real estate broker is involved.
- Winter 2003-01 The minimum you need to know about
- Winter 2003-02 Consumers may sue provider of incorrect information to credit reporting agency
- Winter 2003-03 New anti-terrorism rules issued by U.S. Treasury
- Winter 2003-04 FRB approves new regulation on loans to affiliates
- Winter 2003-05 Treasury enjoys no preference to collect tax from life insurance payment
- Winter 2003-06 EQB to revisit the environmental impact statement
- Winter 2003-07 Stricter job health and safety requirements
- Winter 2003-08 Ignorance of pregnancy avoids liability under the Working Mothers Act
- Winter 2003-09 Company immune from claim by subcontractors employee
- Winter 2003-10 Attached goods must be returned to debtor in bankruptcy
- Winter 2003-11 Bankruptcy judge reverses attachment rulings
- Winter 2003-12 A judicial review of an arbitration award is very rare
- Winter 2003-13 Elements necessary for a RICO claim
- Winter 2004-01 Tax rates on debt interest reduced
- Winter 2004-02 Commission favors sales or value added tax
- Winter 2004-03 Bill to reverse Supreme Court ruling on government contract nullity
- Winter 2004-04 New federal program to provide down payment grants
- Winter 2004-05 RESPA protection against illegal referral fees
- Winter 2004-06 EPA & COE monitor closely wetlands impact
- Winter 2004-07 SIP revisions to control emissions from solid waste incineration units
- Winter 2004-08 EPA to disclose environmental violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Winter 2004-09 New federal law to combat identity theft
- Winter 2004-10 Federal rules for the removal of accountants who audit financial institutions
- Winter 2004-11 U.S. Department of Labor proposes rules on notices for COBRA continuation
- Winter 2004-12 Puerto Rico may not restrict use of foreign-manufactured cement
- Winter 2004-13 Anti-spam law enacted
- Winter 2004-14 What exactly is spam
- Winter 2005-01 Limited liability companies law became effective on December 22, 2004
- Winter 2005-02 Supreme Court enforces right of first refusal
- Winter 2005-03 Government immune from liability for mistakes of property registrars
- Winter 2005-04 Electronic signatures laws
- Winter 2005-06 Military leave compliance Its your duty
- Winter 2005-07 Loan obtained by misrepresentation survives bankruptcy
- Winter 2005-08 Copyright law applied to local TV sitcom
- Winter 2005-09 Is your house in order. Legal audit
- Winter 2005-10 Due process requirements for foreclosure notices
- Winter 2006-01Summary of business laws approved in 2005
- Winter 2006-02 Scope of total pollution exclusion clause limited
- Winter 2006-03 Environmental criminal prosecution on the way
- Winter 2006-04 Donning and doffing of work gear as compensable time
- Winter 2006-05 Hidden cameras in an unionized workplace
- Winter 2006-06 U.S. Labor Department promulgates final regulation implementing USERRA
- Winter 2006-07 Automatic gratuities are not tips
- Winter 2006-08 What is customary and regular supervision
- Winter 2006-09 Transfer of title occurs when court marshal signs the deed of judicial sale
- Winter 2006-10 Transfer of copyrights upon death of composer
- Winter 2006-11Amendments to real estate brokerage law
- Winter 2007-01Tax-free interest from tax-exempt companies
- Winter 2007-02 The "IVU" kicks off
- Winter 2007-03 Puerto Rico REIT law relaxed
- Winter 2007-04 New changes to misleading advertising regulation
- Winter 2007-05 Tobacco advertising ban proposed
- Winter 2007-06 Bill to ban use of thermal paper to print warranties
- Winter 2007-07 Bill would ban trans fats
- Winter 2007-08 Letter of intent binds the parties to negotiate in good faith
- Winter 2007-09 Ex-parte attachment ruled to be valid
- Winter 2007-10 New federal law to fight e-mail spam
- Winter 2007-11 Choice of forum clause enforced
- Winter 2007-12 Summary of late-2006 labor laws
- Winter 2007-13 Federal minimum wage increase
- CDBG-DR and Opportunity Zones
- Client Alert - DDEC Incentives Act for the Retention and Return of Medical Professionals
- Client Alert - Municipality of Caguas Imposes New Municipal Tax
- Client Alert - New Sales an Use Tax Amendments establishing Semimonthly Payments for Certain Taxpayers
- Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Actions taken by the Puerto Rico Office of the Insurance Commissioner
- Corporate Annual Report and Annual Fee Deadline Extensions
- Court proceedings before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- Covid-19
- COVID-19 Executive Order # 2020-23 & P.R. Department of Labor Opinion 2020-01
- Department of Labor Issues Guidelines for Workplace Harassment Act
- Disclose Now or Forever Lose Your Tax Credits: Government of Puerto Rico Issues New Electronic Disclosure Requirements for Certain Tax Credit Holders
- Electronic Delivery of 401(k) and other ERISA Disclosures
- Employee Credit Information Protection Act
- Employees Compensation Following a Natural Disaster
- Employer Must Provide Religious Accommodations
- Employers: Online labor & employment posters now available
- End OF THE LINE: NEW HARD TIME LIMITS TO SERVE SUMMONS IN CASES FILED IN PUERTO RICO COURTS
- EPA Opens the Comment Period for the Proposed 2020 Multi-Sector General Permit
- EPA Waives the CAA's Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Requirements for Emergency Generators and Pumps until October 30, 2017
- EQB conditionally waives certain power generator and solid waste management requirements
- Equal Pay Act of Puerto Rico, Law No. 16-217
- Executive Order 2020-080 (Supplement)
- Executive Orders 2020-079 and 2020-080
- Face masks must be worn in federal court in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Family First Coronavirus Response Act Are employers ready for the new leaves?
- Federal Agencies are not "Persons" under the America Invents Act
- Final Issuance of the 2021 MSGP
- Final Overtime Rule
- Financial Oversight and Management Board Recommend Sigificant Changes to Puerto Rico Laws
- First Circuit acknowledges implied copyright sublicense
- Fiscal Plan for Puerto Rico
- FMLA Certification Forms and Notices
- FUCT!: Previously "Immoral" or "Scandalous" Marks Could Now Get Trademark Protection
- Further continuances of proceedings before the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
- Infringers, Beware!: New Congress Bill May Establish a Copyright Small Claims Court for Pro Se Copyright Holders
- IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to end on September 28
- IRS: ADDITIONAL RELIEF FOR BONA FIDE RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
- JUST BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT: NEW US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OPINION LETTER ON FMLA
- Just Because it Was Filed Under Summary Procedure Doesn’t Mean Employers Can’t Strike Back
- Mandatory Arbitration (Puerto Rico)
- Mandatory Notification of Unemployment Benefits
- Medicinal Cannabis in the Workplace Puerto Rico
- More Work Hours to Accrue Vacation and Sick Leave
- Music Modernization Act (MMA)
- New Amendment to the Puerto Rico Pharmacy Law
- New Covid-19 Protocol for Employers – Puerto Rico
- NEW DEADLINES EXTENDED by the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (AD 20-09) (Coronavirus COVID-19)
- New Executive Order Amending Several COVID-19 Restrictions and New Travel Health Notice
- New Executive Order Relaxing Several COVID-19 Restrictions
- New Executive Order Relaxing Several COVID-19 Restrictions
- New Executive Order Relaxing Several COVID-19 Restrictions
- New Executive Order Relaxing Several COVID-19 Restrictions
- New Final Rule from the US Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act
- New Flexibility on PPP Loans
- New Guidelines Regarding Payment of Christmas Bonus
- New Independent Contractor Rule
- New Paid Emergency Leave
- New Special Leave
- New Telemedicine Law
- News Release
- P.R. Department of Labor Opinion 2020-02 (Compensation, Vacation and Sick Leave, Employee Loans)
- P.R. Women's Advocate Office Issues New Lactation Room Standards
- Pay Equality Program - P.R. Department of Labor
- Permits Reform ALERT: Implementation of Single Permit Applies to Existing Businesses!
- Proposed Amendment to the Law for Promoting Reusable Bags and the Regulation of Plastic Bags
- Proposed amendment to the Money Services Act to require filing with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry Forms and to limit the bond amount for offices opened in Puerto Rico
- Public-Private Partnerships Authority’s Proposed Regulation for the Procurement, Evaluation, Negotiation and Award of Partnership Contracts and Sale Contracts For the Transformation of the Electric System Under Act No. 120-2018, as amended
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Executive Order 2021-054 & Administrative Order 2021-508
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Executive Order 2021-062 & Regulation 138-A
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Executive Order 2021-075
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Administrative Order 2021-508A
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Executive Order 2021-058 & Administrative Order 2021-512
- Puerto Rico COVID-19 Update Executive Orders No. 2022-002 and No. 2022-003
- Puerto Rico Department of Health Issues New COVID-19 Preventive Measures and Administrative Fines
- Puerto Rico Governor Enacts New Civil Code
- Puerto Rico Governor Increases and Extends COVID-19 Restriction
- Puerto Rico Governor Signs Workplace Harassment Act
- Puerto Rico Notarial Services during the COVID-19 State of Emergency
- Puerto Rico Planning Board Issues New Joint Regulation for Evaluation and Issuance of Permits Related to Development, Land Use and Business Operations
- Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor issues Opinion 2020-04 on operations during General Election Day
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Extends Deadlines Due to COVID-19
- Puerto Rico’s New Minimum Wage
- Puerto Rico’s Yearly Bonus 2021
- Puerto Rico/U.S. Trademark Updates Arising from COVID-19 Emergency Situation
- Qualified Disaster Assistance Payments by Employers
- Recalculation of regular rate when paying nondiscretionary bonus based on fixed percentages
- Recent amendments to Chapter 19 of the Puerto Rico Insurance Code prohibit payment of a lower fee than those established by the U.S. Centers
- Recent Changes to the Puerto Rico Insurance Code
- Recent Developments On Tax Matters
- Recent Energy Bills
- Reminders: Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form & Declaration of Payroll
- Removal of restrictions on COVID-19 leaves
- Revised COVID-19 Guidelines for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing
- Revised COVID-19 Protocol for Employers
- RFP - Puerto Rico Planning Board -Project Management Services for Code Enforcement Grant
- RFQ - Puerto Rico Electric Power Transmission and Distribution System
- Second Annual Report and Annual Fee Deadline Extensions
- Separation and extrajudicial employment agreements in Puerto Rico: you may still owe attorney's fees and may be walking into litigation you thought you would avoid
- Small Business Safety and Health Guidebook United States & Puerto Rico
- Suspension of Tax Lien Withholdings Performed by Employers
- Tax Benefits of Emergency Payments and Loans to Employees
- Tax Exemption on Income from Qualified Payments and Loans to Employees or Independent Contractors Made to Aid and Overcome the Emergency Declaration due to COVID-19
- The "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," or "CARES Act" grants additional relief for Small Business Reorganization Debtors under 11 U.S.C. § 1181 et seq.
- The Basics of Forgivable Loans for Businesses CARES Act
- The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority has announced a number of projects or proposed projects that may be of interest to some of you.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rules on termination of the automatic stay pursuant to Section 362 (c)(3)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code
- Two recent laws increase sick leave rights and benefits... now what?
- U.S. Federal Agricultural Relief after Coronavirus (Covid-19)
- U.S. Supreme Court holds that Trademarks Licenses cannot be deemed rescinded upon a rejection of an executory contract in Bankruptcy Court
- Upcoming Deadline Granted by the Regulatory Board of Medical Cannabis
- US PRESIDENT SIGNS INTO LAW PAID SICK AND FMLA LEAVE & PR HOUSE CREATES AN EMERGECY LEAVE
- What "Pet Friendly" Can Teach Us About Unregistrable Generic Trademarks in Puerto Rico
- NLRB renders broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements unlawful
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