Overview of State Pay Transparency Laws

There is currently no federal law that requires employers to disclose salary information to job applicants or employees. However, a growing number of states have enacted legislation that requires employers to disclose wage or other compensation information to applicants or employees under pay transparency laws. Colorado’s pay transparency law, which took effect in 2021, was the first such law. Since then, 14 additional states (including the District of Columbia) have passed pay transparency laws. Currently, pay transparency laws have been enacted in the following states: Click the link below.
Illinois Enacts Strict Workplace Harassment Laws

Effective Jan. 1, 2020, all employers in Illinois must provide annual employee training on workplace sexual harassment prevention. In addition, all provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) will apply to every employer in the state, regardless of size (rather than just those with 15 or more employees) starting on July 1, 2020.