The U.S. Department of Labor sued a Puerto Rico security firm for misclassifying workers. #NewsismyBusiness
The company “failed to include bonuses in overtime calculation,” the federal agency stated. #NewsismyBusiness
A US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found that a Puerto Rico-based security services company misclassified 136 of its employees as independent contractors, denying them about $106,000 in overtime pay required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Division investigators determined that Advance Investigation Group Inc. of Bayamón misclassified security guards as […]
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 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.
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