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Check Pay Transparency Rules for a Job Post
Which US state and city pay-transparency laws apply to a job post (pay range, benefits, close date), by hiring location, company size and remote status, with the statute for each. Dated; not legal advice.
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Which US state and city pay-transparency laws apply, by hiring location, company size and remote status, with the statute.
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Input
- Locations
- California
- New York City
- Texas
- Employee count
- 40
- Remote
- No
Result
Applies to this post
- California (since 2023-01-01): "California" is in California. Covers employers with 15+ employees, at least one currently in California; you reported 40. Postings must include: pay scale: a good-faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage range the employer reasonably expects to pay upon hire, in the posting itself (a link or QR code is not enough); the piece-rate or commission range, if pay is piece-rate or commission based. Cal. Lab. Code § 432.3 (as amended by SB 642, effective 2026-01-01)
- New York (state) (since 2023-09-17): "New York City" is in New York (state). Covers employers with 4+ employees; you reported 40. Postings must include: compensation or a good-faith range of compensation; the job description, if one exists. N.Y. Lab. Law § 194-b
- New York City (since 2022-11-01): "New York City" is in New York City. Covers employers with 4+ employees (independent contractors count), at least one working in NYC; you reported 40. Postings must include: good-faith minimum and maximum annual salary or hourly wage. N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107(32)
No state or city pay-transparency law in our table for: Texas.
Rules as of 2026-10-04. General information, not legal advice. Laws change and vary by location; confirm with counsel.
What it needs
| Input | What to give it |
|---|---|
| Locationsrequired | Where the role can be filled, e.g. ["California", "New York City"] or ["remote US"] |
| Employee countoptional | Total employees (thresholds differ by state) |
| Remoteoptional | The role is remote |
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In any assistant connected to Ruzora's MCP server, the tool is check_pay_transparency. Your assistant fills the arguments from the conversation; this is the shape:
{
"locations": [
"California",
"New York City",
"Texas"
],
"employee_count": 40,
"remote": false
}Frequently asked questions
- Is "Check Pay Transparency Rules for a Job Post" free?
- Yes, it is free. The check runs in your browser on this page, so the text you paste stays on the page. The same check runs in Ruzora's MCP server and in Sol; if you continue there, what you send goes to that service.
- What does "Check Pay Transparency Rules for a Job Post" need from me?
- Locations (required): Where the role can be filled, e.g. ["California", "New York City"] or ["remote US"]. Employee count (optional): Total employees (thresholds differ by state). Remote (optional): True if the role is remote.
- How does "Check Pay Transparency Rules for a Job Post" work?
- It is a deterministic rule check: no AI model reads your text, and the same input always gives the same result.
- Does it make the hiring decision?
- This organizes evidence for you. It is not a hiring decision: you make the call.
- What can it miss?
- The table covers the US state and city laws listed in it, as of its date. It does not cover county rules, laws passed after that date, or non-US locations, and it is not legal advice.
- Is this legal advice?
- General information, not legal advice. Laws change and vary by location; confirm with counsel.