Law timeline · Updated October 18, 2026

Pay transparency laws by effective date

23 laws are in effect and 1 more are scheduled. Newest first.

Coming up

European Union · June 7, 2027EU Pay Transparency Directive — gender pay-gap reporting · Pay-data reporting · employers with 100+ employees · No published fine schedule

In effect

Maine · July 29, 2026Maine LD 54 (26 M.R.S. § 622-A) · Range required in the posting · employers with 10+ employees · $100–$500 per violation Virginia · July 1, 2026Virginia Pay Transparency Law (SB215 / HB636) · Range required in the posting · all employers · No published fine schedule European Union · June 7, 2026EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) · Range required in the posting · all employers · No published fine schedule Massachusetts · October 29, 2025Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act · Range required in the posting · employers with 25+ employees · $0–$25,000 per violation Vermont · July 1, 2025Vermont H.704 · Range required in the posting · employers with 5+ employees · No published fine schedule Delaware · June 1, 2025Delaware SB 1 · Range required in the posting · employers with 10+ employees · $2,000–$10,000 per violation New Jersey · June 1, 2025New Jersey Pay Transparency Act (P.L. 2024, c.91) · Range required in the posting · employers with 10+ employees · $300–$600 per violation Minnesota · January 1, 2025Minnesota Pay Transparency Law (Minn. Stat. § 181.173) · Range required in the posting · employers with 30+ employees · No published fine schedule Illinois · January 1, 2025Illinois Equal Pay Act (HB 3129) · Range required in the posting · employers with 15+ employees · $500–$10,000 per violation Maryland · October 1, 2024Maryland Wage Range Transparency Act (SB 525 / HB 649) · Range required in the posting · all employers · $0–$600 per violation District of Columbia · June 30, 2024DC Wage Transparency Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 · Range required in the posting · all employers · $1,000–$20,000 per violation Hawaii · January 1, 2024Hawaii SB 1057 · Range required in the posting · employers with 50+ employees · No published fine schedule New York · September 17, 2023New York Labor Law §194-b · Range required in the posting · employers with 4+ employees · $0–$3,000 per violation Rhode Island · January 1, 2023Rhode Island Pay Equity Act · Range disclosed on request · all employers · No published fine schedule Washington · January 1, 2023Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act · Range required in the posting · employers with 15+ employees · $500–$1,000 per violation California · January 1, 2023California SB 1162 · Range required in the posting · employers with 15+ employees · $100–$10,000 per violation New York City · November 1, 2022NYC Local Law 32 · Range required in the posting · employers with 4+ employees · $0–$250,000 per violation Jersey City · April 13, 2022Jersey City Ordinance 22-026 · Range required in the posting · employers with 5+ employees · $0–$2,000 per violation Nevada · October 1, 2021Nevada SB 293 · Range disclosed on request · all employers · No published fine schedule Connecticut · October 1, 2021Connecticut PA 21-30 · Range disclosed on request · all employers · No published fine schedule Colorado · January 1, 2021Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act · Range required in the posting · all employers · $500–$10,000 per violation Toledo · June 25, 2020Toledo Pay Transparency Ordinance (No. 173-19) · Range disclosed on request · employers with 15+ employees · No published fine schedule Cincinnati · March 13, 2020Cincinnati Pay Equity Ordinance (No. 83-2019) · Range disclosed on request · employers with 15+ employees · No published fine schedule

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