The Puerto Rico Fair Internships Act, Act No. 114-2022 (Act 114), seeks to protect students and recent graduates by guaranteeing paid internships and establishing other legal rights for interns.
The law follows one passed in September 2022 to expand coverage under Puerto Rico’s sexual harassment law to paid and unpaid interns.
Act 114 requires that students and individuals who graduated less than a year prior receive compensation of at least the local or federal minimum pay, whichever is greater, for internships and similar arrangements, such as assistantships, labor practices and research experiences (collectively, “internships”).
