Today, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado issued a long-awaited ruling on a motion to enjoin the recently enacted Colorado Pay Equity Transparency Rules. .
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Colo., Biz Group Spar Over Equal Pay Law s Interstate Impact
Law360 (May 18, 2021, 7:44 PM EDT) The state of Colorado and a recruiters trade association exchanged legal blows in federal court filings Monday in the latest round of a fight over whether parts of a state equal pay law are unconstitutional because they interfere with interstate commerce.
In a brief, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment defended the state s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act against the Rocky Mountain Association of Recruiters attempt to immediately block implementation of the law, which went into effect in January.
The law s requirements for employers to include compensation in job postings and publicize promotional opportunities, among other obligations, are simply.
Fair board discusses 2021 fair events, welcomes new board members
Josh Heitzenroder elected chair
Last updated 4/21/2021 at 11am
In addition to welcoming four new board members, the Great Northern Fair Board at its monthly meeting Tuesday discussed proceeding with plans for the 2021 Great Northern Fair. New members are Bob Kaul, Bob Sivertsen, Lex Kellen, and Daryl Wright, who replace the four members who recently resigned, three of whom resigned at the board’s meeting last month. Fairgrounds Manager Frank English said the carnival the Great Northern Fair usually employs, Dreamland Carnival, will not be coming to Havre this year, but he’s been in contact with someone from Midway Amusements who said they would b.
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Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, SB19-085 (the Equal Pay Act), went into effect on January 1, 2021. Colorado’s new law follows a string of laws in other states seeking to expand the protections related to equal pay, including widening the scope of employees who are covered and narrowing the affirmative defenses for employers. However, Colorado’s law pushes the pay equity landscape into fairly new territory by requiring that employers (1) detail compensation and benefits information with each job posting and (2) post all promotional opportunities. The provisions of the Equal Pay Act create significant compliance burdens for employers, creating, in other words, a very expensive, ill-fitting suit.