Rep. Domingo J. Torres García filed a resolution seeking a full investigation into how the government is implementing its new Classification and Retribution Plan. Public employees have complained that they were left out of salary adjustments and have not been told whether they will qualify in future phases. Torres García is the Popular Democratic Party’s alternate minority leader in the island House of Representatives.
He said the Legislature has an obligation to oversee the plan’s rollout and ensure workers receive clear, transparent information about their compensation. "Public employees across agencies and political ideologies are raising a legitimate concern," he said, adding that people with years of experience did not receive an adjustment and still do not know whether they will be included later.
House Resolution 831 directs the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations to investigate the plan’s implementation, its upcoming phases, and the scope of Special Memorandum No. 14-2026 from the Office of Administration and Transformation of Human Resources. The memorandum requires agencies covered under Law 8-2017 to submit detailed employee information, including names, monthly salaries, and changes in duties or positions.
It also requests data from entities exempt from the law that have updated their own classification and pay plans. Torres García said that despite years of work on the plan and the completion of an initial phase, many employees still lack answers about which stages remain and when they might receive an adjustment.