Under the direction of Pedro J. Salicrup, the firm's Labor and Employment Law Department has extensive experience in private practice, government, industry and commerce. Mr. Salicrup has devoted twenty-five years to the practice of Labor and Employment Law.

Included among the wide range of clients we proudly represent are the "Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples", one of the largest insurance companies of Puerto Rico, various saving and lending institutions, medical institutions such as Hospital Universitario and Hospital Hermanos Meléndez, retail and manufacturing companies such as Pinturas Sur de Puerto Rico and service providers such as Centennial de Puerto Rico and Teléfonos Públicos de Puerto Rico. We also counsel the Senate and the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico; various government agencies including the Treasury and Health Department, the second and third largest department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with over 12,000 employees, and employment agencies such as Snelling Personell Services.

Our counseling services include the revision and/or preparation of contracts, employment manuals, disciplinary rules, anti-discrimination policies, equal employment plans required for federal contractor and other similar services.
The Labor and Employment Department also offers startup and general legal advice on all labor related matters such as permits for operating in Puerto Rico, and orientations for the successful operation of a company in full compliance with: Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Laws, Wages and Hours, Closing Law (where applicable), Payroll Deductions, Family Medical Leave Act, Maternity Leave, Meal Hour, Occupational, and Non-Occupational Disability Insurance, Protection of the Disabled, Social Security for Chauffeurs, Unemployment Compensation, Vacation and Sick Leave and Pension and Health Plans (E.R.I.S.A. and applicable local statutes).

The Labor and Employment Department has extensive experience in managing labor and employment related litigation for our clients. We handle litigation in both federal and state courts in areas that include wages and hours, fringe benefits, discrimination, sexual harassment claims, workers' compensation and safe workplace issues, including OSHA, severance pay, meal hour claims and others.

The Labor and Employment Department has experience with both union awareness and collective bargaining, including advice and representation in elections, contract negotiation, arbitrations, strikes and injunctions. We also have expertise in mediation, conciliation and arbitration of labor and employment disputes in union and non-union settings in order to minimize the costs of litigation for our clients.

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