[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR510.10]

[Page 71]
 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER V--WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 510_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINIMUM WAGE PROVISIONS OF THE 1989 
AMENDMENTS TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT IN PUERTO RICO--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B_Schedule of Minimum Wage Rates Applicable in Puerto Rico
 
Sec. 510.10  Table of wage rates and effective dates.


    (a) The following table provides effective dates of minimum wage 
increases for the four statutory tiers. Appendices A and B to these 
regulations contain listings of manufacturing and non-manufacturing 
industries in Puerto Rico by SIC code, and indicate which tier is 
applicable. Appendices C and D contain listings of government 
corporations and municipalities and indicate which tier is applicable.

                                                 Effective Dates
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                Tier                   4/1/90     4/1/91     4/1/92     4/1/93     4/1/94     4/1/95     4/1/96
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One................................      $3.80      $4.25      $4.25      $4.25      $4.25      $4.25      $4.25
Two................................       3.55       3.70       3.90       4.05       4.25       4.25       4.25
Three..............................       3.50       3.65       3.80       3.95       4.10       4.25       4.25
Four...............................       3.50       3.60       3.75       3.85       4.00       4.10       4.25
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    (b) Tier 1 applies to employees of the United States, employees of 
hotels, motels, or restaurants, retail or service establishments that 
employ such employees primarily in connection with the preparation or 
offering of food or beverages for human consumption, and industries in 
which the average hourly wage is greater than $4.64.
    (c) Tier 2 applies to industries in which the average hourly wage is 
not less than $4.00 but not more than $4.64.
    (d) Tier 3 applies to industries in which the average hourly wage is 
less than $4.00.
    (e) Tier 4 applies to certain employees of the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, municipalities, and other governmental entities of the 
Commonwealth in which the average hourly wage is less than $4.00.