P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 566
(a) No license for the operation of an employment agency shall be issued unless the applicant therefor has given in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and has deposited with the Secretary, a bond in the amount determined by said official according to the importance of the business undertaken by the employment agency or which it may plan to undertake. Such bond requires approval by the Secretary and shall be executed by a surety company duly authorized to do business in Puerto Rico or given by the principal in cash, by certified check drawn to the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico, or on mortgage security approved by the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources. It shall be a condition of the bond that the applicant or licensee shall comply with all provisions of §§ 564—574 of this title and of the rules and regulations hereunder, and that he shall answer for any loss or damage arising from noncompliance with §§ 564—574 of this title or with regulations or orders issued hereunder. The revocation of a license to operate an employment agency shall not affect the coverage of such bond as to a claim arising out of acts which occurred prior to the date of such revocation. The Secretary may at any time notify the licensee to file a new or supplementary bond in a form and amount necessary to conform with the provisions of this section, whenever the Secretary shall deem the surety of such bond unsatisfactory, or the amount thereof insufficient to satisfy all claims accrued or contingent against the licensee. Should the licensee fail to comply with this requirement of the Secretary within ten (10) days after such notice, such noncompliance shall operate as an automatic revocation of the license, unless the Secretary grants him an extension of time to comply with requirements.
(b) Any person suffering loss or damage by reason of the failure of any employment agency to comply with any of the provisions of §§ 564—574 of this title, or any rule, regulation or order issued hereunder, may sue the insurance company, if the bond has been given by an insurance company, or directly the employment agency if the latter has given its bond in cash or on mortgage security, to recover the amount of such loss or damage. The suit may be instituted in any Court of First Instance’s part by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or by any one or more persons suffering such loss or damage, for and in behalf of himself or themselves or by any agent designated by such person or persons. The jurisdiction of the court shall not be limited by the amount involved in the claim or by the amount of the bond.
History —May 14, 1947, No. 417, p. 826, § 3; Dec. 3, 1947, No. 2, p. 290, § 2; June 22, 1962, No. 91, p. 236, § 3.