The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has confirmed that the 2020 requirement of 80-hour COVID-related leave continues into 2021 for all Colorado employers. In addition to clarifications regarding paid COVID leave entitlements in 2021,...
On the effective date of the act through December 31, 2020, all employers in the state, regardless of size, are required to provide each of their employees paid sick leave for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the amounts and for the purposes specified in...
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,...
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has adopted finalized new standards for overtime, minimum pay, and employee breaks. The changes affect most employers and significantly increase the number of Colorado workers eligible for overtime pay and...
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...
