Agrowing number of states and localities prohibit employers from requesting salary information from job applicants and require employers to disclose the pay range for a position to applicants or employees. The laws are an effort to reduce pay inequity.
SHRM has tracked the states, cities and other jurisdictions that have passed such laws. What follows is a brief description of each law’s requirements, its effective date and a link to the original statute.
State | Pay Equity Laws |
Alabama | State Law |
Alaska | None |
Arizona | None |
Arkansas | None |
California | State & Local Laws |
Colorado | State Law |
Connecticut | State Law |
Delaware | State Law |
District of Columbia | District Law |
Florida | None |
Georgia | Local Law Only |
Hawaii | State Law |
Idaho | None |
Illinois | State & Local Laws |
Indiana | None |
Iowa | None |
Kentucky | Local Law Only |
Louisiana | Local Law Only |
Maine | State Law |
Maryland | State & Local Laws |
Massachusetts | State Law |
Michigan | State Law |
Minnesota | None |
Mississippi | Local Law Only |
Missouri | Local Laws Only |
Montana | None |
Nebraska | None |
Nevada | State Law |
New Hampshire | None |
New Jersey | State & Local Laws |
New Mexico | None |
New York | State & Local Laws |
North Carolina | State Law |
North Dakota | None |
Ohio | Local Laws Only |
Oklahoma | None |
Oregon | State Law |
Pennsylvania | State & Local Laws |
Rhode Island | State Law |
South Carolina | Local Laws Only |
South Dakota | None |
Texas | None |
Utah | Local Law Only |
Vermont | State Law |
Virginia | State Law |
Washington | State Laws |
West Virginia | None |
Wisconsin | None |
Wyoming | None |
Source: State by State: Salary History Bans and Pay Transparency Laws