PR Act 100 Discrimination Claims: Puerto Rico SC Confirms Compulsory Arbitration
Takeaways The Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s significant Tucker v. Money Group ruling holds that courts must compel arbitration, even for Puerto Rico Anti-Discrimination Act discrimination claims, when the Federal Arbitration Act applies to a valid arbitration agreement. The Puerto Rico court clarified a prior exception to this rule allowing discrimination claims to bypass arbitration applies only to unionized employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, not to individual employees. Employers should consider the importance of assessing whether their employment agreements can be read as affecting interstate commerce and drafting robust arbitration provisions. Related links Tucker v. Money Group, LLC y Otros Quiñones González v. Asociación Puerto Rico Anti-Discrimination Act Article The Puerto Rico Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in Tucker v. Money Group, LLC , 2026 T.S.P.R. 9 (Jan. 27, 2026), holding that individual employees who sign valid arbit...