Puerto Rico

Region
Puerto Rico
Required to Report
Optional
What to Report
None
State Office
Poison Control
Phone 1
800-222-1222
WPS Enforcement
Worker Protection Standard Enforcement Agency

Department of Agriculture: http://www.agricultura.pr.gov/

Legal Services Referral for Violations

Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. at 787-728-8686 (http://www.servicioslegales.org)

Coverage for Farmworkers
Required
Limitations
*Injuries caused to farm laborers by fellow employees are not covered under workers' compensation. P.R. Laws Ann. Tit. 11 § 140 (2009).
Statute
P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 11 § 39 (ninth unnumbered paragraph) (2009) (definition of "employee" includes every worker employed in an agricultural occupation). P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 11 § 202(j)(1)(C) (2009)
Coverage for Undocumented Workers
Not Defined in Statue or Case Law
Case Law
Neither statute nor case law answers this question.
Benefits Available for Undocumented Workers
There is no case law answering this question.
State Workers’ Compensation Website
Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado
Online forms
List of Workers' Compensation Forms
Additional Information
When an employer hires someone through a middleman, that person must be provided workers' compensation by the employer. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 11 § 2 (fifth unnumbered paragraph) (2006).