P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 155j
2019-02-20
Any person responsible for sexual harassment in employment as defined by §§ 155—155m of this title shall incur civil liability:
(1) For a sum equal to double the amount of the damages that the action has caused the employee or job applicant, or
(2) for a sum of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) at the discretion of the court, in those cases in which pecuniary damages cannot be determined.
In the judgment in civil actions filed under the above provisions, the court shall order the employer to hire, promote or reinstate the employee in his job and to cease and desist of the act in question.
History —Apr. 22, 1988, No. 17, p. 76, § 11, eff. 60 days after Apr. 22, 1988.