Registry of New Employees & Child Support
Under Act No. 5 of December 30, 1996, employers in Puerto Rico must notify the name of all new hires within 20 days of recruitment to the State New Hire Registry division of the the Administration for Child Support Enforcement (“ASUME” in Spanish) .The new hire report must contain the name, address and social security […]
Hours of Work
Regular working hours in Puerto Rico are eight (8) hours during any workday and forty hours (40) during any workweek. Thus eight (8) hours of work constitute the legal workday in Puerto Rico and forty (40) hours of work constitute a workweek. Extra working hours include: hours that an employee works for his employer in […]
Professionals in Puerto Rico and FLSA
In Puerto Rico, certain professionals, including those in the creative field are exempt under minimum wage laws. The exempt categories are similar to those under federal law. In addition to the requirements as to the wage rate and form of payment, the professional employee exemption applies only if its essential function of work requires advanced […]
Applicability of Minimum Wage
Act No. 180 of July 27, 1998, provides that the federal minimum wage fixed by the Fair Labor Standards Act approved by the Congress of the United States of America on June 25, 1938, as it has subsequently been amended, shall automatically apply to the workers in Puerto Rico covered by the federal act. Those […]
Disability Benefits in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico provides disability benefits to workers for non-work related disabilities under SINOT law (stands for ‘Non Occupational Temporary Disability Insurance’); up to 26 weeks. The salary of the worker determines the rate. The minimum weekly rate is $12.00 and the maximum is $113.00. If the disability is later determined to be work related, the […]