Legal Opinion
Negron v. Caleb Brett U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 24, 2000No. 99-1797PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
At issue in this appeal is the scope of an exception to Puerto Rico Law 80, 29 L.P.R.A. § 185a, which provides the exclusive remedy under Puerto Rico law for an employee who is discharged without just cause. In Arroyo v. Rattan Specialties, Inc., 117 P.R. Offic. Trans. 49, 117 D.P.R. 35, 1986 WL 376812 (P.R.1986), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico recognized an exception to Law 80 that applies when an employer’s decision to terminate an employee was made in violation of a public policy of constitutional magnitude.
The appellee 1 in this case relied on the Arroyo exception…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lessee of Ewing v. BurnetSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Arroyo v. Rattan Specialties, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1986
- McIntosh v. AntoninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Faigin v. Kelly & CarucciCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Nieves-Villanueva v. Soto-RiveraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Rodríguez-García v. Municipality of CaguasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Porto v. Town of TewksburyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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