P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 250h
(a) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or through any of his/her duly authorized employees or agents to ensure compliance of this chapter. To such effects, whenever the Secretary believes that any employer is violating or is going to violate any provision of this chapter, shall file an injunction or any other remedies that may be needed to enforce the terms of this chapter. The Court of First Instance, Superior Part, shall have the authority to hear and decide all the abovementioned suits.
(b) To such effects, every employer:
(1) Shall allow the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or any of his/her duly authorized employees or agents, free access to all sites and properties in which or with which any type of work is performed, in order to perform any investigation on the prevailing working conditions therein.
(2) Shall allow the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources or any of his/her authorized employees or agents to inspect his/her accounting books, reports, contracts, lists, payrolls, and all records of the employees’ working conditions in order to perform any investigation related to compliance of any provision of this chapter.
(c) Any employer who does not comply with or violates any of the duties or obligations stated in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than six hundred dollars ($600), or a maximum term of one month of imprisonment, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court, and in case of a second offense, he/she shall be punished with a fine of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) or imprisonment for a term of ninety (90) days, or both penalties, at the discretion of the court.
History —July 27, 1998, No. 180, § 10.