Informal Caregivers In Puerto Rico Do Not Need To Satisfy Threshold Requirements For Requesting Work Schedule Changes

• Author: Ms Erika Berríos - Berríos and Daniel Limés Rodríguez
• Law Firm: Littler Mendelson
• Published date: 21 August 2023

Pursuant to the recently enacted Act No. 82 of August 8, 2023, employers in Puerto Rico must consider an informal caregiver's request for a work-schedule change without meeting some of the threshold requirements required by law. Act No. 82, Puerto Rico's Informal Caregiver Public Policy Act (ICPPA), purports to address the growing number of adults in need of care. To achieve this aim, the ICPPA establishes a public policy favoring informal caregivers and sets forth a bill of rights for the group.

The ICPPA defines an informal caregiver as a natural...