P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 311
There shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico all the bodies, boards or commissions that have been, or may be hereafter, legally constituted for developing and preserving the welfare of the laborers of Puerto Rico, for improving their living and working conditions, for furnishing and amplifying their opportunities for employment, for protecting the life, health and safety of workmen and employees, and for intervening in the solution of industrial and agricultural conflicts, all in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 5138, approved by the Congress of the United States in February 1931.
The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources shall be a member ex officio of all these bodies, boards or commissions, and may delegate this power in the Assistant Secretary of Labor and Human Resources.
History —Apr. 14, 1931, No. 15, p. 168, § 8; May 13, 1943, No. 144, p. 444, § 1, eff. 90 days after May 13, 1943.