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Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
Colorado Brings Significant Changes to Noncompete Agreements with Healthcare Providers and Minority-Interest Business Owners
Colorado recently enacted Senate Bill 25-083, significantly revising the rules governing noncompete and nonsolicit agreements in the state for those involved in the practice of medicine and other healthcare professions, as well as minority-interest holders in
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
Colorado Amends its Anti-Discrimination Law, Adding New Protections for Transgender Employees and Disabled Persons in Places of Public Accommodation
In the 2025 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers enacted two laws that amend the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) in distinct and material ways.
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Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
Colorado has taken another significant step to combat wage theft and worker misclassification with the enactment of House Bill 25-1001 (HB25-1001), which amends Colorado’s chief wage statute, the Colorado Wage Act.
The legislation significantly strengthens enforcement mechanisms and increases financial penalties for employers that misclassify workers as independent contractors. However,
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
On July 1, 2025, the Biometric Data Privacy Amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act will take effect, creating a new, stand-alone set of obligations for any entity—whether or not it is otherwise subject to the consumer-facing portions of the Colorado Privacy Act—that collects, captures, purchases, receives, or otherwise obtains “biometric
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
Colorado Labor Wants Big Changes for Colorado Employers
Colorado Union Dues System Remains Unchanged – For Now
tgelbman@littler.com Thu, 06/12/2025 – 10:22
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
Colorado Enacts Increased Wage Act Penalties and Enforcement, Allows Local Governments to Increase Tip Credit
Colorado has enacted House Bill 25-1001, which significantly amends the state’s wage and hour laws by enhancing enforcement mechanisms, expanding employer liability, and strengthening employee protections. The law will take effect on August 6, 2025.
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - Wage & Hour
Amended Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Law Addresses Neonatal Intensive Care, Slightly Lowers Employee Wage Premiums
This legislative session, Colorado amended the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) law via SB 25-144 in two material ways affecting lengths of leave and FAMLI premiums (i.e., taxes).
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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Colorado - General
In 2024, Colorado passedthe first comprehensive state-level law in the U.S. regulating the use of artificial intelligence, the Artificial Intelligence Act
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
On April 21, 2025, Colorado legislators passed a bill to outlaw restrictive covenants with healthcare providers. The bill further clarifies when noncompete agreements can be enforced in the purchase or sale of a business.
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - Wage & Hour
The City of Boulder has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance, which took effect January 1, 2025, setting the city’s minimum wage at $15.57 per hour. The new law adds another challenge to multi-jurisdiction compliance for employers as the city’s minimum wage is higher than the State of Colorado’s,
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Colorado - Wage & Hour
Takeaways:A recent Colorado Supreme Court decision deviates from federal law by requiring holiday incentive pay to be included in the regular rate for overtime purposes.Employers covered by Colorado’s COMPS Order 39 should not follow the FLSA when considering holiday pay for purposes of overtime calculation.Colorado employers should review their pay policies and practices and consider drawing a clear distinction between “holiday pay” and “holiday incentive pay” in their policies and practices.Related link:
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
Although cannabis remains illegal under federal law, that has not prevented the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) against cannabis-related businesses. Indeed, on July 18, 2024, OSHA’s Englewood and Denver area offices implemented a Local Emphasis Program (LEP) aimed “to
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Colorado - General
Just over one year after the Colorado Privacy Act Rules took effect, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed a set of proposed draft amendments that, if implemented, would significantly modify the Rules to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Earlier this year, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1130 and
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Colorado - General
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the workplace, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency. The Colorado AI Act stands at the forefront of this transformation, ensuring that AI is used responsibly and ethically.
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
Colorado enacted several new laws this session affecting employers. New statutes and amendments add protections for delivery network company drivers, amend the state’s non-compete law, add new protected classifications, create tort liability for AI algorithmic discrimination, amend the state’s privacy act, and lower the threshold for qualifying as a small