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June 28, 20191738

Workers in P.R.’s metro area earned 42% less an hour vs. U.S. counterparts

Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $14.61 in May 2018, about 42% below the Un

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May 9, 20190537

U.S. Dept. of Labor conducting wage survey of P.R., USVI construction projects

The U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a survey of all building, highway, residential, and heavy construction p

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February 12, 201901195

U.S. Dept. of Labor recovers $5.6M in back wages for hurricane recovery workers

Investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division have resulted in the recovery of nearly $5.6 million in back wages and bene

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September 26, 20180941

U.S. Dept. of Labor recovers $14.3M for hurricane recovery workers in P.R./USVI

In the year since hurricanes Irma and María struck Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division h

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April 12, 201801448

Macro Companies pays $1.1M+ in back wages to hurricane recovery workers

Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), fuel distributor Macro Companies Inc., engaged in hur

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June 7, 20170781

SJ metro area workers earn 40% below nat’l average

Workers in the San Juan-Carolina-Caguas area had an average hourly wage of $14.24 in May 2016, about 40 percent below the nationwide average of $23.86

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December 2, 20150739

Security guard co. ordered to pay $166K in back wages

San Juan-based security guard company Optimus Investigations Corp. and its owner Jorge Rivera-Berríos has been ordered to pay more than $166,000

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May 12, 20150533

Feds: Alpha Guards owes 650 guards $350K in backpay

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found that security firm Alpha Guards Management failed to protect fair wages and be

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October 22, 20131704

U.S. gov’t sues Yauco coffee grower for minimum wage violations

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in federal court against Beneficiado de Café Las Indieras, doing business as Hacienda Remanso de Paz,

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April 12, 20130592

Puerto Rico gov’t to pay $35M in back wages to corrections workers

Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Ac

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