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Colorado Imposes New Privacy Requirements on Organizations Collecting Biometric Identifiers and Data

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New biometric protections went into effect in Colorado on July 1. The Colorado Act on biometric identifiers and biometric data (the Act), House Bill 24-1130, amends the existing Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) (CO Rev Stat §...more

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Colorado’s POWR Act Comes With Significant Risks for Employers

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As the most substantive worker rights bill from this year’s legislative session, Colorado’s newly enacted Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act radically changes state employment laws. Imposing a new...more

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If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 110: Imminent Changes to Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act

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What You Need To Know: Effective August 7, 2023, Colorado employees will be able to use leave under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for bereavement, to care for family members whose school or place of...more

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Colorado's POWR Act Significantly Expands Workplace Harassment Laws, Limits Nondisclosure Provisions, and Makes Numerous Other...

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On June 6, 2023, Governor Polis signed into law the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act, which imposes far-reaching changes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and Colorado employment law...more

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Colorado Expands Reasons Employees Can Use Paid Sick Leave

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On June 2, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 23-017, which expands the reasons employees can use paid sick leave under Colorado’s Healthy Families & Workplaces Act (HFWA). In addition to the health and...more

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Colorado’s New Restrictive Covenant Law Now Effective

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On August 10, 2022, Colorado House Bill 22-1317 became law. Following the national trend of limiting employer use of non-compete and non-solicit covenants, Colorado now prohibits the use of non-competes and non-solicits...more

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Colorado Continues to Whittle Away at Non-Compete Agreements

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Effective August 10, 2022, Colorado’s laws governing restrictive covenants shall be amended to provide additional limitations and hurdles for employers who seek non-compete and non-solicit agreements with their employees,...more

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Coming Soon: Major Changes to Colorado’s Non-compete Laws

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The Colorado Legislature recently approved significant changes to the state’s noncompetition and restrictive covenants statute. The Restrictive Employments Agreement Act (“Act”) (HB 22-1317) is a major overhaul of C.R.S....more

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Several States are Increasing Penalties for Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements

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As non-competition laws and the scrutiny of non-compete agreements continue to be in the spotlight, several states are revisiting their non-compete laws. Colorado has been in the spotlight after the Colorado Legislature...more

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Employers Dodge Powerful Bullet: POWR Act’s Potential Ramifications

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Employment law in Colorado has undergone a sea change in the past year, from mandatory sick leave, to new promotional-opportunity posting requirements, to stricter whistleblower laws, and so on. But one bill from the last...more

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Colorado Passes New Comprehensive Consumer Data Protection Act

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Earlier this month, the governor of Colorado signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the third state to enact a comprehensive data security law after California in 2018 and Virginia in March 2021. The...more

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