Struggling farm industry gets legislative boost on issue of overtime thresholds
Given the choice between requiring agricultural employers to start paying overtime at 40 hours or 60 hours a week, a Colorado Senate committee opted for…
Regulatory Issues
Legislators restarting debate on protecting workers in extreme temperatures
Last year, supporters of a bill to protect workers laboring in extreme temperatures brought forth a bill that even sponsoring Rep. Meg Froelich called “incredibly…
Polis signs law imposing hiring preferences on some coal-transition-area employers
Gov. Jared Polis this week signed into law a bill that will require some employers in coal-transition communities to give hiring preference to workers who…
Legislative leaders introduce far-reaching regulatory-review bill
Amid bipartisan talk of the need for regulatory reform, a bill introduced Wednesday by all four of the legislative caucus leaders would look to put…
March 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Extreme temperature oversight
For the second year in a row, the Legislature is primed to debate whether the state should boost protections for employees who are working outside…
Pesticide regulations escalate legislative battle with agriculture industry
Colorado farmers and ranchers are finding themselves in increasing legislative conflicts with environmental and animal-advocacy groups, including two bills introduced this year that have sought…
Legislators reject effort to rein in airport, ballgame food prices
Legislators who’ve backed efforts to hold down housing or utility costs in the name of affordability declined to do the same for Denver International Airport…
March 2 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Who should regulate workplace safety?
Colorado legislative Democrats on Thursday began advancing a bill that that would allow state regulators to step in and promulgate workplace safety rules anytime the…
Debate set for bill that would consider high stadium costs to be price-gouging
Colorado legislators who took a small step in 2025 to boosting state regulation of price-gouging will consider Tuesday whether to go after the problem in…
Legislators move to give state new oversight of workplace-safety rules
Frustrated with a proposed rollback of federal workplace safety laws, legislative Democrats want to give the state enforcement authority in this area— and took the…