context: The wrongful discharge statute states quite clearly that it is remedial. The very title conveys this fact: "Indemnity for Discharge Without Just Cause". The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has also confirmed this fact.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that section 185a of Title 29 is remedial in nature
citation_a.sentence: Beauchamp v. Holsum Bakers of P.R., 116 D.P.R. 522 (1985) (holding that section 185a of Title 29 is remedial in nature). Because the wrongful termination statute is meant to make the plaintiff whole, and the compensatory damages granted under the state anti-discrimination statute have already accomplished this goal, we must strike the $20,000 granted for unjust termination.
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 865 F.2d 1331, 1345
citation_b.parenthetical: "a plaintiff is entitled to only one full recovery, no matter how many legal grounds may support the verdict"
citation_b.sentence: See Freeman v. Package Machinery Co., 865 F.2d 1331, 1345 (1st Cir.1988) (“a plaintiff is entitled to only one full recovery, no matter how many legal grounds may support the verdict”).