This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis P.C. addresses the Puerto Rico Equal Pay Act (Act No. 16), signed by Governor Ricardo Rossello on March 8, 2017. Act 16 prohibits pay discrimination based on sex, with narrow specified exceptions. Under Act 16, employers also may not ask job applicants about their salary history, preclude employees from discussing salaries, or retaliate against employees for discussing salaries. The DOL may prepare interpretive regulations regarding Act 16 and will begin a statistical study about gender pay inequality. The publication also discusses remedies available under Act 16, and notes that penalty provisions will become effective on March 8, 2018.