Pay Transparency Roundup: Keeping Up with the Patchwork of Laws

Date: September 16, 2026 (2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT)

Pay transparency has gone from a two-state curiosity to a nationwide compliance challenge. More than a dozen states now require pay ranges in job postings, and a growing number of states like California and Illinois require employers to submit workforce compensation data directly to state regulators. Meanwhile, the agencies collecting pay data are becoming more analytically sophisticated about how they use it.

Join DCI Consulting for a state-by-state tour of the pay transparency and pay reporting landscape across the US, and a practical look at what employers should be doing now. Topics will include:

• Where pay range posting requirements stand today, and how definitions and disclosure expectations differ across states
• What California and Illinois actually require employers to report, including California's move to occupational categories in 2027 and Illinois' expanded Equal Pay Registration Certificate data fields
• Common pitfalls, including conflating pay transparency with pay equity, weak job architecture, overly broad pay ranges, and inconsistent recruiter practices
• Practical next steps: auditing posting practices, building defensible ranges, and running privileged proactive pay equity analyses