Nero Labs Pay Transparency Law Checker

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "date": "2026-10-21",
    "verdict": "The post must follow at least one pay transparency law (see checklist).",
    "locations": [
      "Denver, CO",
      "New York City"
    ],
    "disclaimer": "Information, not legal advice. Built from primary government sources (linked per figure); check the source before acting on a close call.",
    "_example_note": "Real output, trimmed: long lists cut to their first items and long text shortened.",
    "laws_that_apply": [
      {
        "id": "US-CO",
        "law": "Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (job posting rules)",
        "why": [
          "job located in Denver, CO"
        ],
        "where": "Colorado, US",
        "source": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss/labor-laws-by-topic/equal-pay-for-equal-work-act",
        "summary": "Every Colorado job ad must show the pay or pay range plus a short benefits description and the deadline to apply. It applies to employers of...",
        "citation": "C.R.S. 8-5-201; 7 CCR 1103-13 (Equal Pay Transparency Rules)",
        "penalties": "Fines of 500 to 10,000 US dollars per violation; each job posting is a separate violation.",
        "covered_jobs": "All internal and external postings for jobs performed in Colorado, and remote jobs that could be done from Colorado, including promotion opp...",
        "in_force_since": "2021-01-01",
        "status_on_date": "in_force",
        "on_request_only": false,
        "covered_employers": {
          "notes": "Public and private employers.",
          "counting": "Any employer with at least one employee working in Colorado. Out of state staff do not need to be counted; one Colorado employee is enough.",
          "min_employees": 1
        },
        "salary_history_ban": true,
        "must_include_in_posting": [
          "hourly rate or salary, or a good faith range (min and max) the employer expects to pay"
        ],
        "recruiters_and_job_boards": "Employer is responsible for postings it places through third parties.",
        "verified_on_primary_source": true
      }
    ],
    "post_must_include": [
      "hourly rate or salary, or a good faith range (min and max) the employer expects to pay"
    ]
  }
}