The lawsuit names EM Policia Privada Inc., its successor Vigilancia Virtual and Policia Privada LLC; and Israel Martínez-Gutiérrez, Carmen Hernández-Rosa and Daniel Vargas as defendants. #NewsismyBusiness
Su met with different members of Puerto Rico's labor sector to discuss strategies moving forward.
Workers at Manatí and Mayaguez centers got paid as little as $3.75 per hour, as they were incorrectly paid as volunteers.
The Trade Assistance Adjustment program ends June 30 without Congressional reauthorization.
287 former employees affected by $8.7M court decision remain unfound.
The US Department of Labor announced a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees on federal contracts starting Jan. 30, 2022. President Biden signed the order on April 27, 2021. The order is expected to benefit between 10,000 and 12,000 federal workers and contractors in Puerto Rico, […]
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 US Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish standards and procedures to implement and enforce Executive Order 14026 increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors,” signed by President Biden on April 27, 2021. The order includes US territories, namely Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the agency confirmed. This Executive Order will: — […]
The US Department of Labor announced a $1.5 million funding opportunity available to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands to develop partnerships with community-based organizations and other nonprofits to conduct outreach to women workers to help them understand and exercise their rights and benefits in the workplace. […]
The U.S. Department of Labor, in cooperation with state and local partners, is setting aside funding and will be making grants to assess workforce needs in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Florida, and other states in response to Hurricane Irma, the agency announced.
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