Bar Fellowship
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.
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