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New guidelines equal pay in the workplace
On August 10, 2017, the Puerto Rico Secretary of Labor and Human Resources issued the “Uniform Guidelines for Equal Pay in the Workplace” pursuant to the mandate of Act No. 16 of 2017, enacted on March 8, 2017, creating the Puerto Rico’s Equal Pay Act and Act No. 61 of 2017 which requires that certain government contractors are in compliance with the Equal Pay Act.