# Jurisdiction compliance matrix — TEMPLATE

> Replace the contents of this file with your team's legal-reviewed
> matrix. The defaults below reflect public legislation as of mid-2025
> but are not legal advice and will age. The jd-writer skill reads
> this file on every run and inserts the verbatim language for the
> target jurisdiction.

For each jurisdiction, the matrix supplies four blocks: pay-disclosure rule, EEO statement (verbatim), accommodation statement (verbatim), and application-data restrictions (e.g. salary-history ban). The skill copies the verbatim blocks into the JD output without paraphrasing.

## US-NY (New York City + New York State)

- **Pay disclosure**: Required. Must include good-faith minimum and maximum annual salary range for the role. NYC Local Law 32 / NY State S9427A.
- **EEO statement**: `{Company}` is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
- **Accommodation statement**: `{Company}` is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact `{accommodations email}`.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Salary-history inquiries prohibited. Do not include "What is your current salary?" on application forms.

## US-CA (California)

- **Pay disclosure**: Required for employers with 15+ employees. Must include pay scale (range). SB 1162.
- **EEO statement**: as US-NY, with the addition of "or any characteristic protected under California Fair Employment and Housing Act."
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Salary-history inquiries prohibited (Labor Code §432.3). Ban-the-box: criminal-history inquiry only after conditional offer.

## US-CO (Colorado)

- **Pay disclosure**: Required. Must include hourly or salary compensation, a general description of bonuses/commissions, and a general description of benefits. Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
- **EEO statement**: as US-NY.
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Salary-history inquiries prohibited.

## US-WA (Washington)

- **Pay disclosure**: Required for employers with 15+ employees. Must include wage scale or salary range, and a general description of benefits and other compensation. RCW 49.58.110.
- **EEO statement**: as US-NY.
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Salary-history inquiries prohibited.

## US-IL (Illinois, eff. 2025)

- **Pay disclosure**: Required for employers with 15+ employees. Must include pay scale and benefits. PA 103-0539.
- **EEO statement**: as US-NY.
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Salary-history inquiries prohibited.

## US-other (federal floor)

- **Pay disclosure**: Not required by federal law. Recommended for consistency.
- **EEO statement**: as US-NY (federal characteristics only).
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Federal floor only. Check state and city law before posting.

## EU-DE (Germany)

- **Pay disclosure**: Not required at posting. Required on request under Entgelttransparenzgesetz for employers with 200+ employees.
- **EEO statement**: `{Company}` ist Arbeitgeber, der Chancengleichheit fördert. Wir berücksichtigen alle qualifizierten Bewerber unabhängig von Rasse, Hautfarbe, Religion, Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität, nationaler Herkunft, Alter, Behinderung, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus.
- **Accommodation statement**: as US-NY, German equivalent.
- **Application-data restrictions**: Photo and date-of-birth on application discouraged under AGG. Do not request.

## UK

- **Pay disclosure**: Not legally required at posting (consultation ongoing). Recommended.
- **EEO statement**: `{Company}` is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
- **Accommodation statement**: Reasonable adjustments available on request — contact `{accommodations email}`.
- **Application-data restrictions**: GDPR / UK GDPR compliance required for any data collected.

## Regulated-jurisdictions list

These jurisdictions require pay-range disclosure. The jd-writer skill treats this list as the trigger for the "pay-range missing" guard:

- US-NY
- US-CA
- US-CO
- US-WA
- US-IL

## Last edited

{YYYY-MM-DD} — review quarterly. This matrix is a starting point, not legal advice. Have employment counsel review before relying on it for posting.