This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. states that Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi has signed House Bill 1244 (HB 1244) into law. The new law, which becomes effective for most employers on July 20, 2022, reverses portions of the 2017 Employment Reform Law. For example, it reduces the probationary period to 90 days, lowers the minimum threshold for eligible employees to accrue paid vacation and sick leave, rolls back the annual "Christmas" bonus threshold, introduces a new formula for calculating the remedy for unjust dismissal, reverts meal period commencement to no earlier than the third hour of work, and introduces a new premium rate for nonexempt employees who work on the weekly day of rest required after six consecutive workdays.