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They allege 25,000 builders have been unable to claim unemployment due to illegality of their employers

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The International Union of Construction Workers of North America (LiUNA), denounced today that approximately half of the 50,000 construction workers of Puerto Rico have not been able to claim unemployment insurance because their employers do not pay it in accordance with the Law. “There are thousands of construction workers starving. 48% of the 50,000 construction … Read more

The unemployment benefit for those who are self-employed will be available from next Tuesday

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Secretary of the Department of Labor and Human Resources Briseida Torres Reyes announced today that her agency will begin receiving applications for the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program (PUA) starting Tuesday, April 28. The official explained that the programming process for handling claims related to this benefit, included in the federal CARES Law, has already been … Read more