P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1351
(a) Person.— Any person defined as such in any applicable law, including the Civil Code of Puerto Rico.
(b) Employer.— Any executive, supervisor, or any person who directly or indirectly performs duties of an executive nature in the interest of an employer. It shall include any individual, partnership, or organization intervening on behalf of the employer in any labor dispute or collective bargaining.
(c) Employee.— Any worker, day laborer, artisan, laborer, clerk, retail clerk, and any other person who is employed for a salary, wage, daily wage, or any other type of compensation in any occupation, establishment, business, or industry.
(d) Merit Principle.— As defined in subsection [(42)] of § 1461 of Title 3, better known as the “Public Service Human Resources Administration Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
(e) Health plan.— As defined in subsection (r) of § 9003 of Title 26, better known as the “Puerto Rico Health Insurance Code”.
(f) Genetic tests.— Any analysis of the deoxyribonucleic acid, “DNA”; ribonucleic acid, “RNA”; chromosomes; proteins; or metabolites that detects genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes. This definition shall not include the analyses of proteins or metabolites which do not detect genotypes, mutations, or chromosomal changes.
(g) Genetic services.— Any type of genetic test or genetic counseling, including the obtaining, interpreting, or assessing genetic information.
(h) Genetic monitoring.— Means the periodic examination of employees to evaluate acquired modifications to their genetic material, such as chromosomal damage or evidence of increased occurrence of mutations that may have developed in the course of employment due to exposure to toxic substances in the workplace, in order to identify, evaluate, and respond to the detrimental effects of such an exposure.
History —Sept. 9, 2013, No. 107, § 2.