Luis F. Antonetti is a Capital Member of the Firm and the Director of the Labor and Employment Law Department. Mr. Antonetti practices in the areas of labor & employment law, occupational safety & health, arbitration and mediation.
Mr. Antonetti is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and past president of the Labor and Employment Committee of the Puerto Rico Bar Association and of the Inter American Bar Association (I.A.B.A.). He is a member of the Council of the I.A.B.A. and a Board member of the Fundacion del Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, Inc. He is the author of the section on Puerto Rico Labor and Employment Law in the A.B.A. B.N.A. publication titled International Labor and Employment Laws, edited by William L. Keller, Esq., and of Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by State Survey, also published by A.B.A. B.N.A. and edited by Gregory K. McGillivay. He has been a frequent lecturer in the areas of Labor and Employment Law and has written articles published by labor law journals and human resources publications. He has been selected by his peers worldwide to the Who’s Who of Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Antonetti has recently been inducted to the American Bar Association Foundation.
Areas of Practice:
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialized in Arbitration and Mediation
Civil Rights
Age Discrimination
Disability & Illness Discrimination Americans with Disabilities Act — Employer
National Origin Discrimination
Race Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
Sexual Discrimination
Affirmative Action Plans
Discriminatory Retaliation
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) — Employer
Employment Contracts — Employer
Employment Discrimination — Employer
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) — Employer
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) — Employer
Wage & Hour Laws — Employer
Whistleblower — Employer
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act — Employer
Wrongful Termination — Employer
Labor Law
Collective Bargaining
Labor Arbitration
Labor Disputes
Labor Legislation
Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings
Unfair Labor Practices
Wage & Hour Laws
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Litigation & Appeals
Federal Appellate Practice
Federal Trial Practice
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Defamation & Privacy — Plaintiff
Workers’ Compensation Law
Workers’ Compensation Appeals
Workers’ Compensation Defense
Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Workers’ Compensation Subrogation
Bar Admissions:
Puerto Rico, 1974
U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1978
Education:
University of Puerto Rico Law School, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1974
J.D.
Fordham University, New York, New York
B.A.
Published Works:
International Labor and Employment Law, BNA-ABA, Puerto Rico Section, since 2002 until present
Wage and Hour State-by-State Survey, BNA-ABA, Puerto Rico Section, since 2004 until present
Employment Discrimination Lawsuits, Inside the Minds, Leading Lawyers Offer Strategies for Dealing with Discrimination Suits, Best Practices for Handling Discrimination Suits: From Working with New Clients to Changes in Relevant Laws, Aspatore Books, 2008
Revista del Colegio de Abogados, El Arbitraje Mandatorio en los Contratos Indiviuales de Empleo, Vol. 62 nums. 3 y 4, Octubre-Diciembre, 2001
Workplace Violence: Its Legal Perspective and its Socio-Economic Impact, Revista de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
A Modern Approach to Pregnancy Discrimination: Puerto Rico’s Working Mothers Protection Act, The University of Memphis Law Review, Spring/Summer, 1999
Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueno El Arbitraje Mandatorio en un Ambiente No-Unionado: Su Proposito y Viabilidad the Arbitration Agreements after Circuit City Store v. Adam, Simposio de Derecho Laboral – Universidad Interamericana, 1998
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Significant 2006-2007 Employment Law Changes in PR, National Retail Federation, 2006, 2007 until 2013
Puerto Rico Employment Law Update, Hispanic National Bar Association, 2007
Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law in Puerto Rico, Employment Law Alliance, 2005
Employees Termination, National Business Institute, 2002
Current Labor Laws You Need to Know About, National Business Institute, 2001
Violence in the Workplace, Strategic Solutions, 2001
Benefits and Licenses Administration, Chamber of Commerce, 2000
Latest Developments in Employment Law, Products of Puerto Rico Association, 1999
Policy of Drug Free Workplace, Strategic Solutions, 1999
The Hiring Process and Protecting Against Wrongful Termination, National Business Institute, 1999
Minimum Wage, Payment of Salaries and Overtime, Employee Relations Consultants Group, 1998
Avoiding Unions, Strategic Solutions, 1996
American with Disabilities Act, Puerto Rico Labor Relations Professionals, 1992
Honors and Awards:
Lifetime Member – The Global Directory of Who’s Who, 2006 – 2013
Merit Certificate – Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1984 – 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships:
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2002 – 2013
Fellow
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1977 – 2013
Member
Inter-American Bar Association
National Retail Federation
Puerto Rico Labor Relations Professionals
Employment Law Alliance
Pro Bono Activities:
Founder and President, Puerto Rico Down Syndrome Foundation, Inc., 1988 – 2007
Co-Founder and Board Member, Puerto Rico 2000, Inc., 1990 – 2007
Puerto Rico Bar Association Foundation, 2005 – 2013
Languages:
Spanish
English
Italian