By Tara Vasdani ( September 27, 2019, 10:35 AM EDT) -- As a remote-first law firm, and passionate advocate for remote-work arrangements, I am thrilled to account on President Carlos Alvarado’s official signing into law of the work-from-home bill. Needless to say, in 2019, work-from-home arrangements foster access for businesses to wider talent pools, increase work-life balance for employees, reduce carbon emissions by eliminating commutes, slice the cost of overhead and just make plain sense. With its new law, Costa Rica will now permit telecommuting as an alternative work arrangement, for employees in both the public and private sector. . . .