P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 1341
Any person, employer and labor union, as they are defined herein, who is guilty of anything prohibited by this chapter:
(a) Shall incur civil liability:
(1) For a sum equal to twice the amount of damages said action caused the employee or job applicant;
(2) or for a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), in the discretion of the court, if no monetary damages can be determined;
(3) twice the amount of the damages caused if it were less than the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), and
(b) shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished with a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment for a term of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
The court may direct the employer to reinstate the employee in his job, and to cease and desist the activity in question, in the judgment he issues in civil actions filed under the above provisions.
History —July 6, 1985, No. 69, p. 236, § 21.