P.R. Laws tit. 32, § 3117
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Any attorney who receives compensation from a workman or group of workmen in violation of the provisions of §§ 3114-3117 of this title shall be under obligation to reimburse to the workman the amount paid to him, plus an equal amount of money, by way of liquidated damages, to the workman or group of workmen affected. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources is hereby authorized to appear [on] behalf of the workmen in all actions to recover said sums.
History —May 12, 1950, No. 402, p. 954, § 4.