The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) recently issued guidance on changes to the state’s pay transparency rules.

The Boulder County, Colorado, Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2023-4 ,which establishes a new local minimum wage starting Jan. 1, 2024.

The Edgewater, Colorado City Council has adopted Ordinance 2023-07, which establishes a local minimum wage. The new ordinance applies to employers with one or more "covered" employees, which are individuals performing, or expected to perform, four or more hours of work for an employer in any given week in Edgewater.

Colorado has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 23-172), which prohibits discrimination based on marital status, redefines harassment under state law, clarifies the protections for individuals with disabilities, and extends recordkeeping requirements. The changes take effect Aug. 7, 2023.

Colorado has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 23-105), which amends the state’s rules for pay and opportunity transparency in internal and external job postings. The law takes effect January 1, 2024.

Colorado has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 23-017) that expands the reasons employees may use paid sick leave under state law. Senate Bill 23-017 takes effect August 7, 2023.

Colorado has enacted legislation (Senate Bill 23-058) that expressly prohibits employers from making age-related inquiries on an initial employment application. The law takes effect July 1, 2024.

Colorado has enacted legislation (House Bill 23-1006) that requires employers to provide an annual notice to employees about certain tax credits that may be available to them.

The Denver Auditor's Office has issued civil wage theft rules in response to recently passed Ordinance 22-1614. The Ordinance, among other things, increased the civil penalties for wage theft violations in the City.