This effort would add a new provision that would require a portion of the funds transferred to Puerto Rico to go toward the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust.
“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