PUERTO RICO Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jorge C Pizarro-García, José R González-Nogueras, Karla Rivera-Rubio and Lloyd Isgut-Rivera Pizarro & González
Pizarro & González is a mid-size boutique labour and employment firm in San Juan, led by founders Jorge C Pizarro-García and José R González-Nogueras, who have represented employers for nearly 30 years. The firm advises clients across Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, the United States and Latin America. Its employment practice includes defending claims involving unjust termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and wage-and-hour matters. On the labour side, the firm manages representation,
unfair labour practice and decertification proceed - ings, as well as organising campaigns and elections. The attorneys appear regularly before local and fed - eral courts, arbitrators, mediators and administrative agencies. The firm also provides daily counselling on compliance, investigations and disciplinary matters, and offers training for supervisors, managers and human resources professionals. The firm represents employers of all sizes, from local businesses to na - tional and international companies. matters. He is admitted to practice before Puerto Rico courts and multiple US federal courts, including the US Supreme Court, and also represents clients before administrative agencies and in arbitration proceedings. He is an active member of several professional organisations, including the Federal Bar Association and the Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, among others. Karla Rivera-Rubio is a labour and employment attorney and Capital Member of Pizarro & González. Since 2011, Mrs Rivera-Rubio’s practice has focused on counselling, litigation, and training on wage-and-hour compliance, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment and related employment matters. Mrs Rivera-Rubio has advised and helped clients in asset purchases and business transfers from a labour and employment perspective. She represents employers in administrative proceedings and before the courts. She is admitted to the Puerto Rico Bar and the US District Court for Puerto Rico and is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management, among other professional associations.
Authors
Jorge C Pizarro-García is a labour and employment attorney and Capital Member of Pizarro & González with more than 30 years of experience. He advises employers on union campaigns, collective bargaining,
personnel policies, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, workplace investigations and wage- and-hour matters, and has successfully litigated numerous cases. Mr Pizarro represents employers in labour arbitrations and employment matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. He has extensive experience in the healthcare sector, representing many of Puerto Rico’s leading providers, and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Puerto Rico Board of Examiners, among other professional affiliations.
José R González-Nogueras is a labour and employment attorney and Capital Member of Pizarro & González with a career spanning more than two decades. His practice combines federal and state litigation with
strategic counselling for employers on collective bargaining and a broad range of employment
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