P.R. Laws tit. 11, § 9
In case the Manager of the State Fund delays for more than one month, without justified cause, the decision of a complete case submitted for its consideration, the workman or the employer, who are necessary parties to said case, or any interested party may complain to the Industrial Commission compelling the Manager to decide the case; and if it should be necessary, the Commission may also order the Manager to forward the record of the case to said Commission for the purpose of assuming jurisdiction therein and of deciding it; but before assuming jurisdiction in a case and deciding it, the Commission shall give the Manager a reasonable opportunity to close and decide said case.
In the exercise of its duties and powers, the Manager of the State Fund or any of its employees designated by him, as well as the Industrial Commission and the employees designated by it, are hereby authorized to summon witnesses, administer oaths, and take evidence, and in complying with these provisions they may issue subpoenas and compel the appearance of witnesses and the presentation of documentary and any other evidence. They may visit and inspect buildings, machinery, and other property where an accident has occurred; and may also utilize in their investigations the services of justices of the peace and District judges, prosecuting attorneys, marshals of First Instance and District courts, Police Force, and all agents of the Department of Labor and Human Resources and of the Department of the Treasury.
History —Apr. 18, 1935, No. 45, p. 250, § 7.