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Laws of Puerto Rico
TITLE TWENTY-NINE LaborPART I. Labor Provisions Generally
Chapter 7. Protection of Employees’ Rights
§ 148a. 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—Records and reports

P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 148a

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§ 148a. 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—Records and reports

Every employer and labor union shall keep and maintain for periods of time:

(a) Relevant records in order to determine if there have been or are being committed discriminatory employment practices as set forth in §§ 146–151 of this title, and

(b) shall render reports on said records as the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may determine through regulations approved to such effect, upon previous hearing, to enforce and put into effect the provisions of §§ 146–151 of this title and the implementation thereof.

The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall require through regulation that each employer, labor union or joint management-labor committee controlling any apprenticeship and/or training program keep and maintain the records that may be necessary for the implementation of §§ 146–151 of this title, including, but without being limited to, a list of applicants or candidates for employment who wish to participate in those programs, and including, also, the chronological order in which the applications were received and they shall furnish to the Secretary, upon request, a detailed description of the manner in which the persons are chosen to participate in the apprenticeship and/or training programs.

Any employer or labor union violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction punished by a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or 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 § 3-A on June 22, 1975, No. 58, p. 131, § 5; Aug. 13, 2008, No. 250, § 4, eff. 30 days after Aug. 13, 2008.