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COLORADO EMPLOYERS: Colorado Clarifies Paid Sick Leave Requirements for 2021

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Colorado Legislature Passes Significant Equal Pay Bill, Including Salary History Ban and Job Posting Requirements

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UPDATE: The governor signed this bill into law on May 22, 2019. In its recently concluded session, the Colorado General Assembly passed legislation to strengthen the state’s pay equity requirements, prohibit employers from seeking salary history from job applicants, and require employers to post internal job openings and list salary ranges on all postings. The …

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Colorado Alert: New Overtime and Minimum Pay Provisions Take Effect March 16

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CO Supreme Court: Worker’s Discharge for Off-duty Pot Use Was Legal

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In a nationally anticipated decision, the Colorado Supreme Court recently upheld an employer’s termination of an employee for a positive drug test because of his off-duty, off-premises marijuana use. The court’s narrow decision in the case turned on the fact that marijuana use remains illegal under federal law. Construing the term “lawful” to encompass activities …

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