More than 1.2 million Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club associates will receive a pay increase under the second phase of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in workers, to a minimum of $10 an hour, the company announced Wednesday.
Chicago-based Human Capital Business Resources Group Inc. announced Tuesday it is now duly authorized to do business as a foreign corporation in Puerto Rico and will be providing professional employer organization services, payroll and tax compliance solutions.
Driven by a drop in payroll and the implementation of a fiscal improvement program at the Education Department, the Office of Management and Budget said Wednesday that Puerto Rico’s expenses so far this fiscal year are under budget and reflect a 6 percent year-over-year decline.