Puerto Rico’s private employers have until Nov. 30 to submit a request at the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources to be exempted from paying the Christmas bonus for the year 2020, agency Secretary Carlos Rivera-Santiago said. “Any private employer who intends to partially pay or not pay this compensation for any of […]
With the goal of reducing the number of injuries, illnesses and prevent deaths in the workplace, the State Insurance Fund, the Department of Labor and Human Resources and the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Administration signed an agreement that, among other things, will help industries with a high incidence of injured employees and/or occupational […]
The list of companies that will not pay the bonus as established by law included private schools, restaurants and professional practices.
The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources announced the 10 occupations with the highest wages on the island, a list topped by OB-GYNs and company CEOs.
The alliance sets off the first phase of the program, which will allow interested people to launch their businesses “quickly and effectively,” the agencies stated.
The free training will be held Aug. 27-28, 2018, at the Department of Labor and Human Resources in Hato Rey.
The U.S. Department of Labor requested that a federal judge approve a consent judgment requiring the Puerto Rico Police Department to pay $8,732,386 in back wages and interest to 2,642 current and former police officers.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday the funding of a $6 million National Dislocated Worker Grant initial award to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources to employ temporary workers to assist with recovery efforts after the Zika virus outbreak in the commonwealth.
About 950 Puerto Rico-based private-sector companies have asked the Department of Labor and Human Resources to be exempted from paying this year’s Christmas bonus, the agency revealed Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday grants exceeding $154.7 million awarded to 32 states, Puerto Rico and the Cherokee tribal nation through the Job-Driven National Emergency Grant program.
Constructora Santiago II Corp., a federal construction contractor in San Juan, will make a lump sum payment of $40,000 to three female carpenters who were allegedly sexually harassed, retaliated against and denied regular and overtime work hours comparable to those of their male counterparts.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday the availability of approximately $150 million in grants to prepare and place those facing long-term unemployment into good jobs.
In 2011, Peter Paul Electric Inc. in Fajardo got a generous offer from the state of Connecticut to consolidate its Puerto Rico operation with that of its parent company’s in New Britain.
The owner of Piccolo e Posto restaurant in Guaynabo will have to pay close to $130,000 in unpaid minimum wages as well as $1,472 in unpaid overtime to 26 workers for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded three National Emergency Grants totaling more than $4.1 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources that will assist more than 750 workers affected by recent plant closures and resulting layoffs in Puerto Rico.
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