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PUERTO RICO Puerto Rico Legislature Approves Bill Prohibiting „Workplace Bullying‟ or „Workplace Harassment‟


The stage is set for Puerto Rico to become the first U.S. jurisdiction to statutorily address ―workplace bullying‖ or ―workplace harassment‖ (sometimes known as ―mobbing‖), with potentially costly consequences for employers. It is now up to the Governor of Puerto Rico to decide whether to approve or veto the proposed legislation.


On June 3, 2014, the Puerto Rico Senate and House of Representatives approved a final version of Senate Bill 501, ―Law to Prohibit and Prevent Workplace Harassment in Puerto Rico.‖ The stated purpose of SB 501 is to prohibit and prevent conduct in the workplace, unrelated to a protected category of the employee or retaliation under existing anti- discrimination laws, that nevertheless creates a ―hostile, intimidating, humiliating, and offensive atmosphere.‖ Key provisions of the bill are discussed below.


Workplace Harassment - SB 501 defines ―workplace harassment‖ as:


ill-intended, unwelcome, repetitive conduct, whether it be verbal, written or physical, on behalf of the employer, its supervisors or employees, distinct from the legitimate business interests of the company, that creates a hostile, intimidating, humiliating, and offensive atmosphere, impedes the healthy tenure of the employee in the workplace, that can bring scorn, belittle or professionally destroy the employee, and that threatens his/her constitutionally protected rights, including his/her dignity.


The proposal also provides a list of conduct considered ―workplace harassment.‖ Read more


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