P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 201
All actions under this chapter shall be brought in the name of the person or persons in interest, but the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may also demand, motu proprio or at the instance of one or more workers with interest in the matter, and in representation and for the benefit of one or more of such workers who are in similar circumstances, payment of any sum due them for wages. Said action may be brought in the Part of the Court of First Instance or District Court corresponding to the place where the work is being carried out or where the worker or employee lives on the date of the claim. All workers are entitled to collect in the civil action that may be instituted, in addition to the unpaid amounts, another equal sum as additional compensation, plus costs, expenses and attorney’s fees, and the bond shall answer for the payment of the judgment that may be passed, up to the amount of the bond.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 111, p. 223, § 10, eff. 90 days after June 22, 1961.