Colorado seeking employers to bring teachers into their workplaces
For nearly a decade now, Colorado government leaders have been asking employers to consider bringing students into their companies for apprenticeships and internships. Now they…
Labor & Employment
Construction wage theft proposal passes legislative committee overwhelmingly
Democrats on a Colorado House committee enthusiastically advanced a bill Thursday that would make construction general contractors jointly liable for wages their subcontractors fail to…
Legislators may look to formerly incarcerated to help ease Colorado labor shortages
Some five years ago, as Colorado’s red-hot economy was exacerbating labor shortages, some restaurant owners began actively recruiting from prisons, seeking departing inmates who they…
Bill would require employers offers workers suicide-prevention education
Suicide-prevention advocates want Colorado workplaces to take a more active role in their efforts, and a bill advancing through the Legislature would generate such collaboration…
Colorado House leader will introduce bill targeting construction wage theft
As construction companies desperately seek new workers to build homes and infrastructure, Colorado legislators want to ramp up protections to ensure they are paid for…
Colorado employers must prepare for these new laws in 2024
Colorado employers looking ahead to 2024 need to prepare for several legal and regulatory changes coming from the state government, including the full implementation of…
Questions surround proposed FAMLI rules as program preps for January launch
Colorado officials are closing in on two key deadlines for their new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program and continuing to finalize rules for how…
New report recommends ways to boost Colorado workforce development
A newly formed coalition of business organizations issued a report Wednesday calling for employers and educational leaders to work in closer collaboration to reduce the…
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…
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…