The Puerto Rican government recently enacted Act 92, which establishes a debt payment incentive plan (the “Plan”) for employers in Puerto Rico that have outstanding debts with the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corporation (“SIFC”). Under Puerto Rican law, workers’ compensation can only be obtained through the SIFC, a government-owned corporation.1 In the event of a work-related accident at an uninsured employer, the SIFC nevertheless covers that accident and seeks reimbursement from the uninsured employer for any compensation plus medical expenses the SIFC incurred. The SIFC collects such amounts and deposits them into the Uninsured-Employer Cases Fund.
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