The work on the sanitary trunk main that serves several communities in Carolina and Loíza will benefit an estimated 12,000 customers of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). (Credit: FEMA/Eliezer Hernández)
“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