P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1338
Original concurrent jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the Court of First Instance and the District Court in all cases arising under this chapter. Civil claims may be prosecuted by ordinary proceedings or through the complaint procedure established by §§ 3118 et seq. of Title 32.
Claims filed by several or all job aspirants against a common employer or labor union may be joined in a single action.
The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, on his own initiative or at the request of one or more employees or job aspirants having an interest in the matter, and in representation and for the benefit of one or more of them who are undergoing similar circumstances, may order the payment of any amount owed to them or the fulfillment of any right conferred by this chapter. Any employee or job applicant with interest in the action may join in any suit thus instituted by the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, who, likewise, may join in any action brought by any employee or job aspirant under the terms of this chapter.
In any judgment issued against any employer or labor union, the costs and a reasonable sum which shall never be less than three hundred dollars ($300) for attorney’s fees, if he is not a Department of Labor Attorney, shall be imposed on them.
History —July 6, 1985, No. 69, p. 236, § 18.