From left: Idalynn Ortiz, deputy director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission, Orlando Rivera, Sigfrido de Jesús, and Peter Hoopgood, president of Condado Collections.
“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