Puerto Rico Confirms Minimum Wage Will Rise to $10.50 on July 1

The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources confirmed in a June 13 news release that the territory’s hourly minimum wage will rise to $10.50 from $9.50 effective July 1.

The minimum wage was scheduled to rise to $10.50 only if the Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Evaluation Commission approved the rate increase before the July 1 effective date.

The approval follows a minimum wage report that was published on the department’s website on June 13.

The minimum wage applies to all workers covered under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act except for agricultural employees, according to the news release ...