Jan. 19 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: A business lobbyist previews the session
On this week’s episode of the “Colorado Chamber Office Hours” podcast, host Ed Sealover sits down with Meghan Dollar, senior vice president of governmental affairs…
Labor & Employment
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost…
2026 Colorado Legislative Preview: A tale of affordability, regulations and regulatory reform
For several years, Colorado legislators from both parties have vowed to tackle the state’s affordability crisis, only to butt heads over how to do that…
Democrats will reintroduce bill to do away with second unionization vote
Colorado legislative Democrats will try once more this year to nix the second-election-for-unionization requirement in the Labor Peace Act, emphasizing at a news conference Thursday…
Several changes coming to Colorado family medical leave program in 2026
Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program will take on two smaller but still consequential changes in 2026 —one less than was expected as recently…
Colorado Supreme Court decision establishes new time limits on wage claims
Accusations of wage violations have just a two- or three-year statute of limitations, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week, overturning a lower-court decision that…
Colorado employers must prepare for new wage-theft law
Colorado employers will need to work a little bit harder to ensure that they are not misclassifying employees as contractors and are not shorting anyone…
Mountain summit participants discuss new training pathways, affordability opportunities
While Colorado’s mountain towns may not have trouble attracting visitors from across the world, they have a heap of issues in finding workers to keep…
Polis signs tip credit bill — with a warning for local governments
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday allowing local governments with higher minimum wages to expand their tip credits — and warned that if they…
Unions and business groups ramp up pressure on Polis to sign or veto bill to expand doctor choice for injured workers
With just one week left for him to sign or veto bills, Gov. Jared Polis is coming under heavy pressure from both business and labor…