AMG Labor and Employment Law Department
The labor and employment law department of Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa (AMG) has been providing cost effective legal advice for its clients since 1995. Emphasis is placed in prevention, positive outcome, and the effective administration of the human resource.
AMG's labor and employment law department is directed by its founder, Mr. Edwin J. Seda-Fernández. Mr. Luis Pérez-Giusti is the other shareholder in the Department. Ms. Mariel Haack-Pizarro, Ms. Liana Gutiérrez-Irizarry and Ms. Katyana Farokhzadeh-Lopez are the Department's junior partners. Mr. César Rosario, a shareholder in the Tax and Corporate practice provides counseling to clients in the areas of payroll withholdings, ERISA, and pension related matters.
Our areas of practice include:
- Labor Law and Collective Bargaining, representation of management in petitions for elections and unfair labor practices charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); negotiations of collective bargaining agreements; labor arbitrations.
- Employment Law & Litigation, representation of management in employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, retaliation in the workforce, wage and hour claims and employment related benefits cases before government agencies and Puerto Rico and federal courts.
- Business Immigration, employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas such as H visas, L visas, employment-based permanent residence petitions (green cards), investor visas, exchange visitor programs for business trainees, and the establishment of employer immigration law compliance systems.
All members of the department assist employers, union and non-union, in designing workforce reductions, reorganization of businesses, and plant closings, as well as compliance with labor contracts, and with statutes such as the WARN Act and the Puerto Rico Wrongful Discharge Act. Our attorneys also collaborate with members of other Firm departments in the employment aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and transfer of going concerns.
Adsuar Muñiz Goyco Seda & Pérez-Ochoa, P.S.C. can address all of your questions and concerns about Puerto Rico's labor and employment law.
