Colorado’s 2024 legislative session saw the passage of numerous laws that bolster employee protections and increase penalties for employers that violate key Colorado employment statutes. These recent updates continue the...more
This year brought many changes to Colorado’s employment laws, as we discussed in our previous Insight. On January 1, 2024, implementing rules for the Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Act and the Colorado...more
Buckle up, Colorado employers. As a result of the 2023 legislative session, Colorado passed several laws that either created new rights for employees or materially amended existing employee rights. This year’s changes...more
Colorado’s long-anticipated Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is right around the corner for employee use — but employer requirements are already here. Effective January 1, 2023, employers have certain...more
Beginning August 10, 2022, Colorado will drastically narrow the circumstances in which Colorado employers can seek to enforce noncompete and other restrictive employment agreements. Despite Colorado law already having a...more
On July 6, 2021, the Colorado legislature passed S.B. 21-271 in an effort to reform the sentencing provisions related to a number of petty offenses and misdemeanors. As a result, several Colorado laws related to labor and...more
New Wage and Hour Rules in Colorado The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has adopted the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order #38 and new Wage Protection Rules as well as the 2022...more
Fall 2021 Rulemaking -
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has proposed revised language for the wage and hour rules that, if adopted, will become effective as early as January 1, 2022. Specifically, the...more
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics recently issued revised guidance on the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA) and the accompanying Equal Pay Transparency...more
On July 6, 2021, the parties to a lawsuit challenging the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA) filed a stipulation to dismiss the action without prejudice, with the litigants bearing their own costs and attorneys’...more
Starting on January 1, 2024, Colorado employees will be entitled to take 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave as a result of the passage of Colorado Proposition 118, the Paid Medical and Family Leave Initiative....more
Colorado employers will soon be required to provide workers with up to six paid sick days per year under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA), signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on July 14, 2020. As part of the...more
Note: This alert has been revised to reflect updates to the rule that were posted to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s website.
Colorado employers should take steps now to ensure compliance with the new...more
Starting January 1, 2020, Colorado’s minimum wage will increase from $11.10 to $12 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $8.08 to $8.98 per hour. In 2021 and annually thereafter, Colorado’s...more
A pair of new state laws will significantly impact Colorado employment practices. For employers in the Centennial State, now is the time to begin preparing for potential local changes to the minimum wage and the coming...more