The Colorado legislature has passed the Ensure Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, amending the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEW) to clarify and enhance an employer’s obligations relating to announcement of a promotional opportunity (which the Act refers to as a “job opportunity”). The Act was sent to Governor Jared Polis and
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Colorado Updates, Clarifies Official Pay Transparency Guidance
By Christopher T. Patrick on
Posted in Pay Equity
Months after first releasing pay transparency guidance, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has issued an update.
CDLE issued final Equal Pay Transparency (EPT) Rules in November 2020. And, in December 2020, it released Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinions (INFO) #9, which clarified how CDLE will interpret the Rules.
Since then, employers…
Patchwork of Pay Transparency Laws Continues to Evolve
Posted in Pay Equity
State legislatures continue to pass laws designed to enhance pay equity and transparency, with the laws of California and Colorado effective in 2021. The California law requires employee pay data reporting by race and gender, and the Colorado law requires robust pay and promotional transparency.
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Under California’s pay data reporting law (SB 973), most…
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Issues “INFO” Guidance on Promotional Opportunities and Job Postings
Posted in Pay Equity
As anticipated, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) issued an Interpretive & Formal Opinion (INFO) – “Transparency in Pay and Opportunities for Promotion and Advancement”. While the INFO is helpful in some respects, CDLE continues to take a hardline on the definition of “promotional opportunity”.
We continue to digest the guidance but…
Additional Clarification on Colorado Pay Transparency Rules Anticipated Soon
By Laura A. Mitchell & Scott M. Pechaitis on
Posted in Pay Equity
We have learned that the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment anticipates publishing next week additional guidance on the Equal Pay Transparency rules’ promotional posting requirements. In response to a request for clarification around in-line promotions, the CDLE informed us:
We believe your questions will be addressed by a forthcoming Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinions…
Final Rules Implementing Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Reflect Significant Changes
By Laura A. Mitchell & Scott M. Pechaitis on
Posted in Pay Equity
As anticipated, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment has released final administrative rules implementing the new Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The final rules reflect comments received in writing and during a live, virtual, public hearing held on November 2, 2020.
Of primary concern to employers were the proposed rules’ job…
Public Comments Received on Proposed Rules Implementing Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
By Laura A. Mitchell & Scott M. Pechaitis on
Posted in Pay Equity
On November 2, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employments’ Division of Labor Standards and Statistics held a public hearing to solicit comments about Colorado’s proposed Equal Pay Transparency Rules. The proposed rules will implement Colorado’s New Equal Pay for Equal Work law that goes into effect January 1, 2021. The hearing focused on…
Colorado Department of Labor Releases Proposed Rules Implementing Fair Pay for Fair Work Law
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Pay Equity
On September 29, 2020, The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment published proposed Equal Pay Transparency Rules (“EPT Rules”) providing guidance for implementation of the state’s new Equal Pay for Equal Work Law set to go into effect January 1, 2021. They also published a corresponding Statement of Basis, Purpose, Specific Statutory Authority and Findings…
Colorado Passes Comprehensive Equal Pay Law
By Laura A. Mitchell & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Pay Equity
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed what is one of the toughest enhanced state pay equity laws to date. Colorado has become the tenth state in the country to pass an equal pay law that is more demanding than federal law. The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2021.
Just before the close…
Colorado State Senate Affirms Equal Pay Law…Will it Pass in 2019?
By Stacey A. Bastone & Jackson Lewis P.C. on
Posted in Pay Equity
Colorado legislators are only a few steps away from approving the Colorado “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” (SB 19-085) and making Colorado the latest state to enact enhanced equal pay legislation.
Colorado’s 2019 Equal Pay Law, as originally introduced in January, would likely have been the most aggressive equal pay law in the nation. …