In an assembly held Jan. 2, 2022, at Caribe Co-op in Guayanilla, 29 cooperative leaders from different towns such as Guayanilla, Salinas, Villalba, Arroyo, Morovis and Manatí elected their board of directors.
“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