Coalition of business groups ask Polis to veto wage-theft bill
A dozen contractors and business organizations have mounted an effort to ask Gov. Jared Polis to veto a recently passed bill that would ramp up…
Regulatory Issues
Legislators put brakes on most proposed new railroad regulations before passing bill
Colorado senators gutted most provisions of a wide-ranging railroad-safety bill before giving it final approval this week, choosing to create a new Office of Railroad…
Legislators give two late-session legal wins to business groups
Colorado businesses are getting two legal wins at the end of the 2024 legislative session. The Senate on Tuesday approved a negotiated deal on lawsuit…
Recycling organization begins work of determining fees that consumer-goods packagers will pay
Producers of material from plastic bottles to burlap coffee bags that package goods sold within the state of Colorado have just over nine months to…
A battle over Colorado railroad regulations is about safety, costs
A storied part of Colorado’s history, railroads continue to serve as key infrastructure for its present too, hauling durable goods, consumer items and oil and…
Study: Removing lawsuit caps will cost Colorado $2 billion
Eliminating caps on noneconomic damages for lawsuits involving catastrophic injury and death, as a proposed ballot initiative aims to do, could cost Colorado $2.1 billion…
Colorado’s legislative liquor wars are back
After a several-year pause, Colorado’s long-running liquor wars are returning to the state Capitol this year, with two bills that could reshape how alcohol is…
“Worker Freedom Act” designed to protect employees from anti-union meetings
Employers who require workers to attend meetings featuring political or religious messages and then retaliate against staffers who walk out or refuse to go could…
Wide spectrum of businesses likely to be impacted by proposed Colorado “junk fees” ban
Hotels, restaurants, event promoters and other businesses may soon have to disclose all mandatory fees in the price they advertise for products from rooms to…
Colorado board approves greenhouse gas emissions fees for companies
The 105 Colorado companies responsible for producing the largest amount of greenhouse gases will begin paying to fund the state’s efforts to reduce such pollution…