Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources

Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources

Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico
Department overview
Formed	April 14, 1931 (1931-04-14)
Jurisdiction	Executive Branch
Headquarters	San Juan, PR
Department executive	Carlos Rivera Santiago, Secretary
Key documents	Law No. 15 of 1931 Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico Law No. 100 of 1977 Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1994
Website	www.trabajo.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (PRDLHR) (Spanish: 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.

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

Main articles: Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico and List of Secretaries of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico

External links

• Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos - Official Site (in Spanish)