State Regulations: Puerto Rico
Date Revised: 8/23/2011
| Governing Body: | Government of Puerto Rico (Spanish) | Departamento de la Familia | |
| License Required: | No | |
| License Information: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 68-78 | |
| Criminal Background Checks Required: | Yes | |
| Criminal Background Checks Information: | Each employee must present a certificate of non-criminal background every 6 months | |
| State Allows FBI Checks: | ||
| Driving Record Checks: | ||
| State Sex Offender Registry: | ||
| Minimum Wage: |
Puerto Rico also has minimum wage rates that vary according to the industry. These rates range from a minimum of $4.25 to $7.25 per hour. |
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| Coverage and Exemptions: | Covers all employees unless specifically exempt; Exemptions: U.S. and Puerto Rico government employees; Puerto Rico municipal government employees; administrators, executives, and professionals. | |
| Subminimum Wage: | Labor Secretary issues permits for subminimum rates for workers whose earning capacity is impaired by age, disability, or injury, apprentices and learners/trainees, but not less than 50% of the applicable minimum wage. | |
| Minimum Wage Source: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 29, Part 1, Chapter 11A, Section 250 | |
| Overtime Pay Requirements: | 1½ times the regular rate after 8-hour day or 40-hour week for employees of FLSA-covered employers, unless a rate is fixed by the Minimum Wage Board or a collective bargaining agreement. Non-FLSA-covered employers: double-time required for extra hours of work–(1) over 8 hours in any period of 24 consecutive hours; (2) over 40 hours during any week unless the hours worked daily over 8 are paid at double-time; (3) on a day when the establishment should be closed to the public by law, unless the employer obtained a permit from the labor secretary and the total hours worked during the day is not over 8 hours or 40 hours during the week; (4) on days of rest for businesses and industries not subject to the closing of their establishment; (5) over the maximum hours set by the Minimum Wage Board for the particular occupation, business, or industry; and (6) over the maximum hours a day fixed by a collective labor agreement. | |
| Exemptions: | Those employees exempt from the Puerto Rico minimum wage. | |
| Meal/Rest Period Requirments: | Meal period: 1 hour after 3rd hour and before 6th hour of shift unless an employer-employee agreement or union contract provides otherwise. Minors age 14 – 17: 1 hour lunch period during shift of 4 consecutive hours. | |
| Other Wages Source: | Puerto Rico Code: Title 29, Part 1, Chapter 13, 19 | |
| Additional Info: | ||
| * Federal minimum wage rate applies | ||
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