Karen Morales-Ramírez

E-mail address:  kmr@mcvpr.com
Phone number:  (787) 250-2607
Fax number:  (787) 759-2757

Karen Morales-Ramírez is Counsel in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Mrs. Morales Ramírez' practice includes Labor and Employment Law; administrative and civil litigation, torts, medical malpractice and related areas.

Education

She obtained a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, magna cum laude, with a concentration in Psychology, and a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University School of Law.

Admissions

Mrs. Morales Ramírez is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She is also a notary public.

Memberships

She is a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association.

Representative Cases

Mrs. Morales Ramírez has won several civil and Labor and Employment Law cases before the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico First Instance Courts, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Circuit Court of Appeals, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Publications

Her article "Trimestrial Reports Required by Puerto Rico Employment Security Act" published in McV's Labor Perspectives, analyzed Act No. 28 of 2002, which amended the Puerto Rico Employment Security Act's provision that establishes requirements for the employer's payment of taxes or reimbursements in lieu of taxes to the Unemployment Insurance Program. Also, her article "Employers may Successfully Defend a Claim under ADA when Impairment is Alcoholism and Work is the Major Life Activity Substantially Limited by such Impairment" also published in Labor Perspectives, illustrates how an employer can successfully defend a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act.