Government Legislative Affairs
Government Legislative Affairs

At Ferraiuoli, we not only understand the importance and risks associated with business decisions involving human resources, but we are also able to provide you with proactive legal and practical guidance that keeps your business in compliance with the vast array of labor and employment legal provisions. Our singular goal is directed toward preventing controversies, managing situations before they become issues, and providing solutions that address compliance and business needs and objectives in an efficient manner. We also partner with our clients to devise compliant and practical employment practices which allow employers to hire, retain and develop a valued, productive, and dedicated workforce.

We Handle

Our preventative consulting services include:

  • Hiring, performance management and termination of employment
  • Staffing, employment classifications and independent contractors
  • Equal pay and compensation
  • Employment classifications
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Executive hire and termination
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Human resources compliance audits and record keeping
  • Internal investigations
  • Administration of leaves of absence

Additionally, we handle an extensive array of compliance matters, including:

  • Commencement of operations
  • Employee handbooks, workplace policies, and protocols
  • Drug testing policies Data privacy and electronic surveillance policies
  • Workplace violence
  • Social media concerns and practices
  • Training and learning programs
  • Federal contractors and subcontractors
  • Employee termination, including layoffs and reductions-in-force, work relocations and business closings.

Notable Cases & Transactions

$700 Million renewable energy investment

Handled the first and single Puerto Rico resource recovery project for the development, design, financing, construction and operation of a 2,100 ton/day, 80MW renewable energy power plant using processed refuse[…]
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$14 Million credit agreement

Acted as counsel to bank in the closing of a $14 million credit agreement for the financing of seven solar photovoltaic energy projects involving the P.R. Aqueduct and Sewer Authority,[…]
World Class Public Private Partnership Transaction

World class public private partnership transaction

In a groundbreaking transaction and first-ever in Puerto Rico, Ferraiuoli acted as local counsel to the entities listed below in a world-class P3 transaction involving Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín[…]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC)

Acted as local counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the 2010 consolidation of three failed Puerto Rico banks, including the drafting of the perfection of a security interest[…]