The 2024 Colorado legislative session concluded on May 8, 2024. Consistent with last year’s session, the 74th General Assembly ended with a number of new employment-related laws passing. Enacted legislation will enhance...more
8/8/2024
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The big day is finally here! More than three years after voter approval of Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program (FAMLI), the program goes live on January 1, 2024. For the past 12 months, employers...more
The 2023 Colorado legislative session closed on May 8, 2023, and in what is now an annual tradition, the General Assembly devoted considerable time during its 120-day session to debating employment-related bills, some quite...more
On November 1, 2022, the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Division (the Division) of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted final rules that employers must follow to offer private plans under Colorado’s...more
Last week, Colorado’s General Assembly passed major revisions to Colorado’s statutory limitations on restrictive covenants, which include covenants limiting competition, the solicitation of customers, and the use and...more
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) went into effect January 1, 2021. The Division of Labor Standards and Statistics within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted final regulations on November 10,...more
On Monday, June 14, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision prohibiting so-called “use-it or lose-it” vacation policies. In Nieto v. Clark's Market, 19SC553, the Supreme Court overturned both the trial...more
6/16/2021
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Employment Litigation ,
Forfeiture ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vacation Leave ,
Vacation Pay ,
Vested Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) goes into effect January 1, 2021, and the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted final regulations on November...more
12/22/2020
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Compensation ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Job Promotions ,
Pay Transparency ,
Posting Requirements ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour