P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 8504
The regular working hours of government agencies regulated by Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act” shall be established through regulations by the Central Labor Advisory Office. On the other hand, the public corporations shall be governed by their bylaws and collective bargaining agreements. However, in the case that the needs of the service require the employee to work in excess of his/her regular hours, the overtime worked shall be accrued and enjoyed as compensatory time or as provided in the collective bargaining agreement. Public corporations shall proceed according to the provisions of their bylaws and collective bargaining agreements. The fractioning of the daily working hours of supervisors and employees is absolutely prohibited in the extended hours service program. This prohibition shall subsist even when the employee has stated his/her intention or will to waive said protection.
History —Apr. 11, 2001, No. 15, § 4; Aug. 8, 2002, No. 123, § 3.