Biography
Ms. Diez is an experienced trial attorney with over 15 years of practice with a successful litigation record representing employers.
She provides legal counseling in all areas of employment law. She actively litigates employment lawsuits and administrative matters, both in local and federal forums, with excellent results for clients.
Her practice focuses on preventive counseling and litigation in diverse topics, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, wage and hour, retaliation and sexual harassment. Mrs. Diez has extensively worked on the creation, development and revision of employee handbooks, policies and workplace regulation.
She has vast experience in the hospitality, retail and food service industries, representing some of Puerto Rico's top companies in these areas.
Representative Cases
- Ms. Diez successfully represented one of Puerto Rico's principal shopping malls in a claim brought by a tenant’s employee who alleged she was sexually harassed by an employee of the mall. In this normative case, the Supreme Court held that to be liable for sexual harassment it is necessary that there be a employee-employer relationship. Soneshka Semidey v. Plaza Carolina and Coffee Chef, CC-2011-0703.
- She obtained the dismissal of plaintiff’s unjust dismissal and age discrimination claims. The Court granted Summary Judgment on behalf of the Company validating the Company’s position that refusing to participate in a performance improvement plan should be considered as a voluntary resignation. Ramón Vega v. Altria, Civil No. JPE 2014-0381.
- Successfully obtained the dismissal of plaintiff’s sexual orientation claim. The Court granted Summary Judgment on behalf of her client, validating the Company’s position that it was not liable against plaintiff’s discrimination claim since she was not employed by the Company. Sharyzmer Hernández v. Coopervision and MetroGuard Services, Inc., Civil No. JPE 2014-0381.
- Successfully litigated an AAA arbitration claim against a retailer for disability discrimination. Award issued in favor of client dismissing claim, which further sustains the client's mandatory arbitration agreements. Mario Valentín v. Rent-A-Center, Case No. 32-20-1300-0163.
Practices
News & Publications
News
- McV NewsAugust 21, 2019
Publications
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 7, 2023
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 5, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 4, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 20, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 20, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 11, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 22, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment AlertJanuary 13, 2022
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 9, 2021
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 4, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 13, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 24, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 17, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 6, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 19, 2020
- McV Labor & Employment Law NewsMay 20, 2020
- May 4, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 28, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 14, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 30, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 25, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 20, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 21, 2020
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 22, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 8, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 5, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 3, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 19, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMay 6, 2019
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupFebruary 28, 2019
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupJanuary 4, 2019
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertDecember 12, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 26, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertSeptember 24, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 14, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 24, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 24, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 26, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupJune 12, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupMarch 15, 2018
- McV Labor & Employment Practice GroupFebruary 13, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertFebruary 2, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJanuary 31, 2018
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertDecember 27, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertNovember 16, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 19, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 6, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertAugust 22, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertApril 10, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertMarch 13, 2017
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJanuary 10, 2017
- An McV Immigration Practice AlertNovember 15, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertOctober 21, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertSeptember 6, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJuly 1, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 21, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment Law AlertJune 21, 2016
- An McV Labor & Employment AlertMay 18, 2016
- March 8, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- January 7, 2016
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- U.S. District Court District of Puerto Rico
- U.S. Court of Appeals First Circuit
Education
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Loyola College, 1996
- Major: History
- Minor: Sociology
J.D., Cum Laude, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 2000
Memberships
Society for Human Resource Management