Colorado Legal Updates

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Colorado Legal Updates:

January 2025

• Colorado Releases COMPS Order Poster for 2025–Required to Appear in Employer Handbooks (effective Jan 01, 2025)
• The Colorado Department of Law Adopts New Rules Implementing Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (effective Jan 30, 2025)
• Colorado Amends Child Labor Law to Increase Penalties (effective Jan 01, 2025)
• Colorado Amends Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act Rules–Includes Updated Policy (effective Jan 01, 2025)

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December 2024

• Colorado Releases COMPS Order Poster for 2025–Required to Appear in Employer Handbooks

September 2024

• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Private Plan Requirements
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Job Protections, Anti-Retaliation and Anti-Interference
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Employer Requirements
• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Benefit Overpayment or Underpayment
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Investigations, Determinations and Appeals

July 2024

• Colorado Adopts New Protections for Living Organ Donors
• Colorado Amends Workers’ Compensation Provisions on Offers of Modified Employment
• Colorado Expands Privacy Act Protections for Biometric Data–Includes Written Policy Requirement
• Colorado Amends its CROWN Act to Include Hair Length–Includes Updated Policy
• Colorado Enacts Law Establishing Delivery Network Driver Protections
• Colorado Amends Child Labor Law to Increase Penalties
• Colorado Passes Law Establishing Requirements for Recovery of Certain Training Costs
• Colorado Amends Tax Law on Withholding Requirements
• Colorado Enacts New Law on AI Algorithmic Discrimination in Employment–Includes Notice Requirement

June 2024

• Colorado Amends Privacy Act to Encompass Biological and Neural Data
• Colorado Enacts New Law on AI Algorithmic Discrimination in Employment–Includes Notice Requirement

May 2024

• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Job Protections, Anti-Retaliation and Anti-Interference
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Investigations, Determinations and Appeals
• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Private Plan Requirements
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Employer Requirements
• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Benefit Overpayment or Underpayment

April 2024

• Colorado Department of Labor Amends Rules on Equal Pay, Paid Sick Leave and Wage Act (effective 04/01/24)
• Colorado Expands Agency’s Authority to Investigate Potential Violations of Labor Laws, Including Equal Pay for Equal Work (effective 04/01/24)

March 2024

• Colorado Expands Agency’s Authority to Investigate Potential Violations of Labor Laws, Including Equal Pay for Equal Work
• Colorado Department of Labor Amends Rules on Equal Pay, Paid Sick Leave and Wage Act

February 2024

• Denver, Colorado Issues Final Rules Implementing Wage Theft Ordinance

January 2024

• Colorado Amends Equal Pay Transparency Posting Requirements (effective 01/01/24)
• Colorado Passes Paid Leave Law by Ballot Initiative–Now Includes Sample Policy (effective 01/01/24)
• Colorado Voters Approve Ballot Measure Legalizing Natural Psychedelics (effective 01/01/24)
• New COMPS Order #39 Poster Now Available–Must be Included in Colorado Handbook (effective 01/01/24)
• Colorado Division of Insurance Adopts Final Rule on Contraceptive Benefit Requirements

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December 2023

• Colorado Issues Final FAMLI Rule on Benefits and Reimbursement of Advance Payments
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Investigations, Determinations and Appeals
• Colorado Passes Paid Leave Law by Ballot Initiative–Now Includes Sample Policy
• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Private Plan Requirements
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Job Protections, Anti-Retaliation and Anti-Interference
• Colorado Issues New FAMLI Rule on Appeal Procedures
• Colorado Issues Final Rule on FAMLI Benefit Overpayment or Underpayment
• Colorado Amends FAMLI Rules on Employer Requirements

September 2023

• Colorado Passes Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Act–Includes Updated Policy and New Policy

August 2023

• Colorado Amends Health Benefits Law to Require Coverage for Contraception (effective 08/07/23)
• Colorado Amends Health Families and Workplaces Act to Expand Permissible Reasons for Leave–Includes Updated Policy (effective 08/07/23)
• Colorado Passes Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Act–Includes Updated Policy (effective 08/07/23)
• Colorado Requires Employers to Provide Notice of Available Tax Credits (effective 08/07/23)
• New Colorado Law Prohibits Inquiries About an Applicant’s Age (effective 08/07/23)

June 2023

• Colorado Passes Rules Implementing Privacy Act (effective 07/01/23)
• New Colorado Privacy Act Aims to Give Consumers Control Over Personal Data (effective 07/01/23)
• Colorado Amends Several Rules Implementing the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act (effective 07/15/23)
• Colorado Amends Health Families and Workplaces Act to Expand Permissible Reasons for Leave--Includes Updated Policy
• Colorado Amends Health Benefits Law to Require Coverage for Contraception
• Colorado Amends Equal Pay Transparency Posting Requirements
• Colorado Amends Several Rules Implementing the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act
• New Colorado Law Prohibits Inquiries About an Applicant's Age

May 2023

• Colorado Requires Employers to Provide Notice of Available Tax Credits
• Colorado Amends Paid Family Leave Law
• Colorado Passes Rules Implementing Privacy Act

April 2023

• Colorado Passes Rules Implementing Privacy Act
• Colorado Amends Paid Family Leave Law

February 2023

• Fort Collins, Colorado Expands Discrimination Protections (effective 02/17/23)

January 2023

• Colorado Issues First Round of Regulations and Guidance on its Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program (effective 01/01/23)

December 2022

• Colorado Expands Public Health Emergency Leave to Include Absences Relating to RSV, Flu and Other Respiratory Illnesses
• Colorado Issues Final Rules on Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Private Plan Requirements
• Colorado Voters Approve Ballot Measure Legalizing Natural Psychedelics

November 2022

• Colorado Issues Final Rules on Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Private Plan Requirements

October 2022

• Colorado Issues Final Rules on Benefits and Employer Participation Requirements for Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, Clarifies Private Plan Option

September 2022

• Colorado Updates its Paid Sick Leave Guidance, Including Clarifications on Carry-Over Amounts and Public Health Emergency Leave–Includes Updated Policy
• Colorado Issues Final Rules on Benefits and Employer Participation Requirements for Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, Clarifies Private Plan Option

August 2022

• Colorado Amends Wage Payment Law, Requires Notice of Payroll Deductions Upon Termination (effective 08/09/22)
• Colorado Amends Workers’ Compensation Act (effective 08/09/22)
• Colorado Amends Workers’ Compensation Notification and Poster Requirements (effective 08/09/22)
• Colorado Introduces New Restrictions on Noncompetes–Includes New Notice Requirement (effective 08/09/22)
• Colorado Prohibits Employers From Requiring Applicant Disclosure of Juvenile Court Records (effective 08/09/22)
• Colorado Significantly Expands Health, Safety and Fraud Whistleblower Protections (effective 08/09/22)

July 2022

• Colorado Amends Workers’ Compensation Act
• Colorado Expands Health and Safety Whistleblower Protections
• Colorado Prohibits Employers From Requiring Applicant Disclosure of Juvenile Court Records
• Colorado Significantly Expands Health, Safety and Fraud Whistleblower Protections
• Colorado Amends Wage Payment Law, Requires Notice of Payroll Deductions Upon Termination
• Colorado Introduces New Restrictions on Noncompetes–Includes New Notice Requirement
• Colorado Amends Law on Unemployment Benefits Notification–Includes New Written Notice Requirement

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