Pay Transparency Salary Range Disclosure Helper

Fact Check: Pay Transparency Salary Range Disclosure Helper

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Verified July 25, 2026How we fact-check

Summary

We checked the pay-transparency salary-range disclosure helper against data.ts, unit tests, the public methodology page, and the finalized research:pay-transparency-laws-by-state state-by-state table (51 jurisdictions). Every state constant was copied from that table; high-impact contexts (CA, CO, NY, CT, RI, DC, ME, VA, DE, WA, TX, OR) were verified claim-by-claim. No invented statutes.

Verification result: checked claims are verified for publication. Scope caveats: city ordinances are notes-only; helper does not generate dollar bands or pay-data reporting filings; effective-date logic uses DEFAULT_AS_OF = 2026-07-25.

Scope / data coverage

1 claim

Helper covers 50 states + DC from the research table

Source (primary): Research: Pay transparency laws by state
Source (secondary): unit test "51 jurisdictions"
Verified: July 25, 2026
Notes: 51 rows; names match research table list.

Source fidelity

1 claim

Rules are copied from research, not invented

Source (primary): research:pay-transparency-laws-by-state state-by-state table
Source (secondary): SERP snapshot notes 16 states + DC posting landscape
Verified: July 25, 2026
Notes: threshold / whatMustBeDisclosed / citation strings track table cells for sampled rows.

State rule

6 claims

Job posting requires pay scale; 15+ employees; §432.3

Source (primary): https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=432.3
Source (secondary): research table row California
Verified: July 25, 2026
Notes: level = required; threshold mentions 15+ and 1+ in CA.

Current employees get pay scale on request

Source (primary): Cal. Lab. Code §432.3 narrative in research
Source (secondary): research table "on request to current employees"
Verified: July 25, 2026
Notes: level = on-request.

Job posting requires pay range + benefits; 1+ employee in CO

Source (primary): Colo. Rev. Stat. §8-5-201 et seq.
Source (secondary): research table
Verified: July 25, 2026

Compensation range + job description; 4+ employees; §194-b

Source (primary): https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/194-B
Source (secondary): research table
Verified: July 25, 2026

Connecticut and Rhode Island are on-request, not proactive posting mandates

Source (primary): Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-40zR.I. Gen. Laws §28-6-22
Source (secondary): research table + quick reference ("on request")
Verified: July 25, 2026

DC requires min/max + healthcare benefits before first interview; not mandatory in ad

Source (primary): D.C. Code §32-1452
Source (secondary): research table
Verified: July 25, 2026

Remote applicability

3 claims

Remote postings reach California when a CA resident could perform the role

Source (primary): research multi-state section
Source (secondary): research "Things employers consistently miss"
Verified: July 25, 2026

Remote postings a Colorado resident could perform are in scope

Source (primary): research multi-state + "5 most expensive mistakes"
Source (secondary): CDLE INFO #9 (linked in research)
Verified: July 25, 2026

Roles reporting to a NY supervisor/office can be in scope when work is outside NY

Source (primary): research multi-state section (Lab. Law §194-b)
Source (secondary): research FAQ
Verified: July 25, 2026

City ordinance note

1 claim

NYC concurrent ordinance and $250,000 exposure noted

Source (primary): NYC Admin Code §8-107(32), §8-126
Source (secondary): research city ordinances table
Verified: July 25, 2026

Effective date

3 claims

Maine effective July 29, 2026 (pending at DEFAULT_AS_OF)

Source (primary): research table / recent changes (26 M.R.S. §622-A)
Source (secondary): unit test pending vs 2026-07-29
Verified: July 25, 2026

Virginia effective July 1, 2026 (in force at DEFAULT_AS_OF)

Source (primary): research Va. Code §40.1-28.7:12
Source (secondary): unit test
Verified: July 25, 2026

Delaware effective September 26, 2027 (pending)

Source (primary): research table 19 Del. C. §709C
Source (secondary): unit test
Verified: July 25, 2026

Negative scope

1 claim

Texas has no statewide salary-range disclosure statute

Source (primary): research table "No statute"
Source (secondary): unit test
Verified: July 25, 2026

Negative scope / distinction

1 claim

Oregon has salary-history ban without posting requirement

Source (primary): research table ORS §652.220 note
Source (secondary): unit test
Verified: July 25, 2026

Federal floor

1 claim

No federal posting requirement

Source (primary): research "No federal posting requirement"
Source (secondary): 29 USC §206(d)
Verified: July 25, 2026

Scope honesty

1 claim

Helper does not invent a dollar salary band

Source (primary): tool design (AGENTS.md)
Verified: July 25, 2026

Sources

33 unique sources cited across the report — click to audit any claim directly against its evidence.

1.Research: Pay transparency laws by state
2.unit test "51 jurisdictions"
3.research:pay-transparency-laws-by-state state-by-state table
4.SERP snapshot notes 16 states + DC posting landscape
5.https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=432.3
6.research table row California
7.Cal. Lab. Code §432.3 narrative in research
8.research table "on request to current employees"
9.research multi-state section
10.research "Things employers consistently miss"
11.Colo. Rev. Stat. §8-5-201 et seq.
12.research table
13.research multi-state + "5 most expensive mistakes"
14.CDLE INFO #9 (linked in research)
15.https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/194-B
16.NYC Admin Code §8-107(32), §8-126
17.research city ordinances table
18.research multi-state section (Lab. Law §194-b)
19.research FAQ
20.Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-40z
21.R.I. Gen. Laws §28-6-22
22.research table + quick reference ("on request")
23.D.C. Code §32-1452
24.research table / recent changes (26 M.R.S. §622-A)
25.unit test pending vs 2026-07-29
26.research Va. Code §40.1-28.7:12
27.unit test
28.research table 19 Del. C. §709C
29.research table "No statute"
30.research table ORS §652.220 note
31.research "No federal posting requirement"
32.29 USC §206(d)
33.tool design (AGENTS.md)

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