Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources explained

Type:department
Agency Name:Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources
Native Name:Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico
Jurisdiction:Executive Branch
Headquarters:San Juan, PR
Chief1 Name:Carlos Rivera Santiago
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Keydocument1:Law No. 15 of 1931
Keydocument2:Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Keydocument3:Law No. 100 of 1977
Keydocument4:Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1994
Website:www.trabajo.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (PRDLHR) (Spanish; Castilian: Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico) is an executive department of the government of Puerto Rico. The DLHR is responsible for setting and implementing public policy in the areas of labor relations, occupational safety, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and human resources training in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Department is also responsible for some economic statistics.[1]

History

The department is an executive department of the Government of Puerto Rico. It was created in 1931 but only gained formal recognition when the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was approved in 1952. Its first secretary was Prudencio Rivera. The incumbent is Carlos Saavedra Gutiérrez.

Secretary

See main article: Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico and List of Secretaries of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ley Orgánica del Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico . Government of Puerto Rico . December 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221143836/http://www2.pr.gov/presupuestos/presupuesto2012-2013/PresupuestoRecomendado2013/suppdocs/baselegal/067/067.pdf . February 21, 2014.