US Dept. of Labor to effect $15/hour wage increase in Jan. ’22
November 23, 2021
The US Department of Labor announced a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees on federal contracts starting Jan. 30, 2022. President Biden signed the order on ...
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Gov’t sponsoring job fair seeking 4K restaurant workers
June 23, 2021
The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish), through its Labor Development Program, will be holding a job recruitment fair to fill 4,000 restaurant jobs, the agency announced. The event — organized in ...
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Workers in Puerto Rico’s metro area make 43% less than US mainland peers
June 14, 2021
Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, Puerto Rico Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $15.33 in May 2020, about 43% below the United States mainland average of $27.07, the US Bureau of ...
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