Annual Leave
In Puerto Rico, the minimum monthly accrual of vacation leave is 0.5 days during the first year of service; 0.75 days after the first year and until the fifth year; one day after five years until 15 years; and 1.25 days after 15 years.
Sick Leave
All employees in Puerto Rico who work at least 130 hours per month earn paid sick leave of 1 day for every month worked.
Parental Leave
Puerto Rico offers eight weeks of maternity leave: four weeks pre-birth and four weeks post-birth.
Employees have no specific entitlement to paternity leave under local Puerto Rico law. However, under US federal law that is applicable to Puerto Rico, employees who work for an employer with 50 or more employees are entitled to unpaid leave of up to 12 weeks a year for specified family and medical reasons such as childbirth and adoption.