Bill would require Colorado employers grant paid sick leave for more reasons
Colorado employers would have to allow workers to use paid sick leave for more reasons other than personal illness under a bill that is on…
Regulatory Issues
Senate Democrats reject attempts to amend equal-pay proposal
Sponsors rejected a handful of amendments — including one requested by Gov. Jared Polis’ office — during Colorado Senate debate over the past two days…
Sponsor of ADA-lawsuits bill makes major changes
The sponsor of a bill to increase the damages that Colorado businesses could be forced to pay for Americans with Disabilities Act violations bumped the…
Harassment bill passes first test with changes and questions
A second legislative attempt to redefine harassment in Colorado law took its first step forward Wednesday — but with changes to its own new definition…
Major Colorado universities seek exemption from POWR Act
A coalition of most of Colorado’s public colleges and universities has asked sponsors of a bill to redefine harassment in state law either to exempt…
Polis issues new regulations on oil and gas companies
Colorado oil and gas producers along much of the Front Range must cut nitrogen oxides 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 under a new…
ADA enforcement proposal could spur more lawsuits
Individuals with disabilities could file legal actions against businesses more easily and receive greater monetary awards under a legislative proposal that advocates say is long…
Right to repair could spread to more equipment in Colorado
Colorado’s right-to-repair movement, which began last year with wheelchair equipment, could spread this year to agricultural equipment — a decision that will lie with the…
New bill seeks again to change definition of harassment
Once again, the Colorado Legislature will consider changing the definition of harassment — and whether that will lead to increased lawsuits — following introduction this…
Legislators kill predictive-scheduling bill
Members of a Colorado House committee decisively struck down a bill Thursday that would have upended the ways that restaurants and retailers schedule workers for…