# Nero Labs Pay Transparency Law Checker

> Nero Labs Pay Transparency Law Checker is a paid API for AI agents from x402-agent-tools.nerolabs.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).

Checks a job posting against applicable pay transparency laws across US states/cities, Canadian provinces, and EU countries, returning required disclosures, checklists, salary history bans, and penalties per jurisdiction.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-agent-tools.nerolabs.workers.dev/rules/pay-transparency?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-22
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nero-labs-pay-transparency-law-checker-8a2246e7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_z_NyhuMBsA4smUQmIGXaa

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability nero-labs-pay-transparency-law-checker-8a2246e7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I publish this job posting for a remote software engineer role open to candidates anywhere in the US, can you check what pay transparency laws apply? We have 120 employees and the posting date is 2025-08-01 — the job could be done from any US state.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to verify pay transparency compliance requirements for a specific job posting before it goes live, especially across multiple jurisdictions or for remote roles. It is ideal for HR platforms, ATS systems, and recruiting agents that need jurisdiction-specific legal checklists with official citations. Prefer this over generic legal search tools when you need structured, machine-readable output with merged checklists and penalty data tied to specific law IDs and employer size thresholds.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid location strings may result in no laws being matched or incorrect jurisdiction detection
- Employer size not provided may cause laws with headcount thresholds to be listed as 'may apply' rather than confirmed
- Future posting dates may reference laws not yet in force, which are flagged but may change before enactment
- Highly localized city-level laws may not be covered if the city is not in the database
- Remote scope ambiguity (e.g. 'anywhere') may produce a large list of potentially applicable laws
- API may not reflect very recent legislative changes; users should verify against linked primary sources

## How this service works

Pay-per-call tools for AI agents, 31 in all: read web pages and RSS feeds, OCR, PDF text, transcription; email, phone and domain checks; UK, Irish and Polish company lookups and UK risk reports; website contacts, tech stack and SEO audits; PageSpeed; AI review, job post and row enrichment; data cleaning, joins, dedupe and diffs; US and EU compliance rules. No account or API key: pay each call in USDC on Base over x402.

## Output

A JSON response containing a verdict on whether pay transparency laws apply, a list of each applicable or potentially applicable law with the jurisdiction, why it applies, what the posting must include (pay range, benefits, application deadline), whether a salary history ban is in effect, penalties for non-compliance, employer size thresholds, effective date, and a link to the official primary source for each law. Also includes a merged checklist of all required posting elements across all applicable laws.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "date": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Posting date, YYYY-MM-DD. Defaults to today. Future dates include laws already enacted with a later start."
  },
  "remote": {
   "type": "boolean",
   "description": "True if the job can be done remotely. Many US laws then apply to remote jobs that could be done in their state."
  },
  "locations": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {},
   "description": "Where the job is based or could be done. Each item is a string like \"Denver, CO\", \"New York City\", \"Ontario, Canada\", \"Germany\", or an object {country, state, city}."
  },
  "remote_scope": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "If remote, where from: \"US\", \"EU\", \"Canada\" or \"anywhere\". Default: the countries of the locations given."
  },
  "employer_employees": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Total employees. Several laws only cover employers above a size. Optional."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "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"
  ]
 }
}
```

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