Jan 23, 2024 | EQUAL PAY, FAMLI, PAID FAMILY LEAVE, WAGE
New Year, New Employee Protections Colorado’s New Year’s resolution is to provide more protections for employees. In 2024, Colorado has rolled out new employee benefits programs, laws, and rules that further protect employees’ rights. Below is a summary of what 2024...
Apr 7, 2021 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, EQUAL PAY, LEGISLATION, SEX DISCRIMINATION
For far too long, equal pay has been a lofty, unattainable goal for women in Colorado. But the General Assembly’s recent implementation of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) will bridge the gap for Colorado workers. The EPEWA and the rules implementing the...
Dec 24, 2020 | COLORADO NEWS, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, EQUAL PAY, FAMLI, LEGISLATION, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, STATE EMPLOYEE
While 2020 has been a challenging year for most people, we’re happy to report that 2020 was a good year for employment law changes in Colorado. Between the new state equal pay law going into effect in 2021, Supreme Court wins for LGBTQ rights, and passage of the...
Oct 7, 2019 | EQUAL PAY, LEGISLATION, SEX DISCRIMINATION
Even though the Equal Pay Act is a 50-year-old federal law, a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that pay disparity is alive and well in Colorado today. According to that report, women working full time in the state earn 86 cents for every...
