Centro Comunitario para la Conservación Costera y la Educación Ambiental, submitted by Coco Puerto Rico, was among the Ford Environmental Grants program awardees.
“Employers should know that the U.S. Department of Labor takes misclassifying employees as independent contractors very seriously. Attempts to avoid complying with the law will be met with litigation to ensure that workers receive the wages they’re owed.”
— Jeffrey S. Rogoff, regional solicitor, U.S. Labor Department