{"uid":"cap_z_NyhuMBsA4smUQmIGXaa","slug":"nero-labs-pay-transparency-law-checker-8a2246e7","name":"Nero Labs Pay Transparency Law Checker","description":"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.","url":"https://x402-agent-tools.nerolabs.workers.dev/rules/pay-transparency?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"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."}}},"responseSchema":{"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"]}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.003","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.003/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.003","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.003","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_UCXmPukLVXuZbmEwE1pb7","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.003","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"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.","exampleAgentPrompt":"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.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Multi-state job posting compliance check","prompt":"I'm posting a job for a marketing manager in Denver, CO and New York City. We have 75 employees and the posting goes live on 2025-09-15 — what pay transparency laws do I need to follow and what exactly must I include in the ad?"},{"title":"Remote job EU pay transparency review","prompt":"We're hiring a software engineer remotely from Germany and France, posting date is 2026-01-10, and we have 200 employees. What EU pay transparency requirements apply and what must we disclose in the posting?"},{"title":"Salary history ban check before interview process","prompt":"We're about to start interviewing for a position based in Ontario, Canada with a posting date of 2025-11-01 and we have 30 employees — are we allowed to ask candidates about their salary history, and what else must our job ad include?"}],"resultDescription":"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.","failureModes":["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"],"whenToPreferThis":"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.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-22T12:41:26.544Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"nero-labs-pay-transparency-law-checker-8a2246e7"}