Puerto Rico Enacts Restrictions On Use Of Credit History In Employment

Seyfarth Synopsis: With limited exception, Puerto Rico has joined the growing list of states that preclude an employer or prospective employer from procuring an employee's or applicant's credit history and/or taking adverse employment action based on credit history.

On October 8, 2019, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law Act 150-2019 (the “Act”), which took effect immediately and prohibits employers (or potential employers) from:

denying or depriving an individual from...