P.R. Laws tit. 32, § 3115
In every case filed in the courts of Puerto Rico by a worker or an employee in which any right or sum of money is claimed against his employer under federal or local labor legislation or an individual or collective work contract and in which the claim is granted in whole or in part, the attorney’s fees shall be levied on the employer if the attorney is not one of the attorneys of the Department of Labor and Human Resources. When sentence is entered [on] behalf of the respondent employer, attorney’s fees shall not be levied on the complainant worker or employee; Provided, That for the purposes of §§ 3114-3117 of this title, the term “employer” shall include the authorities and public corporations of the state Government and/or its representatives.
In cases in which the claim is settled out of court, the parties thereto, in addition to complying with the provisions of law governing settlements, if they cannot reach an agreement of the fees to be paid by the respondent employer to the attorney of the complainant worker or employee, shall submit their determination to the court which had jurisdiction in the case. No costs shall be levied in these proceedings.
History —May 12, 1950, No. 402, p. 954, § 2; June 3, 1980, No. 90, p. 246.