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Laws of Puerto Rico
TITLE TWENTY-NINE LaborPART I. Labor Provisions Generally
Chapter 7. Protection of Employees’ Rights
§ 146a. Discrimination because of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, social or national origin or social status, political affiliation, or political or religious ideology, or for being a victim or perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual aggression or stalking, for being a servicemember, ex-servicemember, serving or having served in the United States Armed Forces, or holding veteran status—Publishing; announcements

P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 146a

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§ 146a. Discrimination because of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, social or national origin or social status, political affiliation, or political or religious ideology, or for being a victim or perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual aggression or stalking, for being a servicemember, ex-servicemember, serving or having served in the United States Armed Forces, or holding veteran status—Publishing; announcements

It shall be unlawful for any employer or organization to publish or circulate, or allow the publication or circulation of announcements, notices or any other form of diffusion, denying equal employment opportunities, directly or indirectly, to any person indiscriminately, based on his/her race, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, social or national origin, social condition, political affiliation or political or religious beliefs, or for being a victim or perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or without just cause, because of age, or by establishing limitations which may exclude any person because of his/her race, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, social or national origin, social condition, political affiliation or political or religious beliefs, or for being a victim or perceived as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or because of his/her age, without just cause.

Any employer or labor organization violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in jail, for a term of not more than ninety (90) days, or both penalties, in the discretion of the court.

History —June 30, 1959, No. 100, p. 284, added as § 1-A on June 14, 1960, No. 84, p. 150; May 30, 1972, No. 50, p. 114, § 3; June 22, 1975, No. 58, p. 131, § 3; June 7, 1977, No. 37, p. 81, § 3; June 3, 1983, No. 67, p. 142, § 3; Dec. 20, 1991, No. 116, § 2; Sept. 13, 1997, No. 121, § 3; Dec. 17, 2006, No. 271, § 3; Aug. 13, 2008, No. 250, § 2, eff. 30 days after Aug. 13, 2008; Sept. 13, 2012, No. 232, § 1; May 29, 2013, No. 22, § 13.