Workers in P.R.’s metro area earned 42% less an hour vs. U.S. counterparts
June 28, 2019
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 United States average of $24.98, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said ...
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U.S. Dept. of Labor conducting wage survey of P.R., USVI construction projects
May 9, 2019
The U. S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a survey of all building, highway, residential, and heavy construction projects active in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico that occurred ...
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U.S. Dept. of Labor recovers $5.6M in back wages for hurricane recovery workers
February 12, 2019
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 benefits owed to 993 employees of nine subcontractors that provided power ...
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