P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1322
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, except when they are clearly incompatible with the purposes of this chapter.
(1) Person.— Includes natural or juridical persons; one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, receivers, governments, government agencies, political subdivisions, labor unions, unincorporated organizations.
(2) Employer — Includes any natural or juridical person that employs laborers, workers or employees, and the chief, agent, official, manager, officer, managing partner, administrator, superintendent, foreman, overseer or representative of said natural or [juridical] person.
(3) Employee.— The term “employee” shall include any employee, and shall not be limited to the employees of a specific employer, unless it is otherwise explicitly stated, and shall include any person whose work has ceased as a result of, or due to any unfair labor practice, as defined in this chapter.
(4) Labor union — Shall mean any type of organization or any agency or committee that represents employees or any group of employees, acting in agreement, or a plan in which the employees participate and that exists for the purpose of bargaining with an employer in whole or in part, with respect to complaints, disputes, wages, wage classifications, working hours or other working conditions and any conference, general committee, board of governors or directors of a system, or a joint council engaged in the same matters that are subordinated to a national or international labor organization.
(5) On account of sex.— Includes, but is not limited to, due to or because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and women who are affected by pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions shall receive equal treatment for all purposes related to their jobs, including receiving benefits under the fringe benefit programs as other persons who are not affected in a like manner, but who are similar in their ability or disability to work.
(6) Fringe benefits.— Includes medical, hospital, accident and life insurance; retirement benefits, profit sharing plans and bonus plans, leaves and any other terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
(7) Bona fide occupational requirement — A job requirement to determine the person’s capacity to perform the work.
History
—July 6, 1985, No. 69, p. 236, § 2.