Report Exposure: Poison Control

Phone: 800-222-1222

Pesticide Reporting Requirements

Required to Report: Optional
What to Report?: None
Who is Required to Report?: .

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 Farm Workers: 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.
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).
Online Forms: List of Workers' Compensation Forms
State Workers’ Compensation Website: Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado