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FILE - In this July 29, 2015 file photo, the Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol as in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The U.S. territory said Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, that it has completed its first debt-restructuring deal since the government announced it was bankrupt more than three years ago, giving creditors overall $550 in new bonds for each $1,000 they had held. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Puerto Rico Bill Expands Labor Rights for Private Employees

Puerto Rico is seeking to expand labor rights for private-sector employees under a law signed June 20 by Gov. Pedro Pierluisi (New Progressive).

Law 41-2022 (Spanish) is scheduled to go into effect on July 20, but the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico said in a June 13 statement that it plans to bar the law’s enactment, implementation, and enforcement. Pierluisi disagreed with the board’s statement in a June 30 response, but the board has the ability to block any laws that are inconsistent with the board’s efforts to establish fiscal solvency.