Colorado regulators considering rules for Equal Pay law update
Colorado regulators are working through several issues as they seek to implement an update to the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law — issues…
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Survey, executive order highlight Colorado worker shortage
While Colorado employers’ biggest concerns revolve around the increasing regulations on their operations, the shortage of available workers ranks a solid second, according to results…
With Colorado’s business rankings dropping, leaders discuss needed workforce improvements
Days after CNBC dropped Colorado outside the top 10 in its annual Top States for Business rankings, state business, government and education leaders gathered to…
Colorado awards $27M in grants to grow workforce-development programs
State officials awarded $27 million to 46 organizations Thursday in the first phase of grants through the Opportunity Now Colorado program that is designed to…
Could a long-sought tax credit boost Colorado’s struggling film industry?
Colorado’s struggling film industry received a boost from Gov. Jared Polis this week that it’s sought for several years — but it’s a leg-up that…
Deadline nears for Colorado employers to offer retirement-savings plans
The clock is ticking on Colorado employers who don’t now offer retirement-savings plans for their workers, as many must change their practice by February or…
Legislators nix idea of boosting unemployment benefits
Colorado legislators will not be dipping into the state’s still-insolvent Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to create new payments for children of unemployment-benefit recipients, after a…
Two bills revive battle over Colorado unemployment-fund solvency
Once again, Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund is the subject of major debate. After a month of discussions around the potential use of unemployment-tax revenue…
Colorado Senate limits use of unemployment-tax revenues
Not content just to say they don’t want enforcement of proposed new labor laws funded with unemployment taxes, opponents of the idea convinced the Colorado…
Cabinet member to legislators: Hands off unemployment-tax revenues
A key member of Gov. Jared Polis’ cabinet sent a letter to Colorado legislators Wednesday expressing his “extreme opposition” to their use of unemployment taxes…