ColoradoBiz Magazine
A guide to the better-known and lesser-known changes
December 9, 2020
2021 is a year of excitement for many expecting to clear the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also a crucial year for Colorado’s employers, who must immediately work to understand the most massive changes to Colorado’s employment laws in recent history, which we have outlined below.
The Better-Knowns
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB19-085) (EPEWA) is effective January 1, 2021. This act builds upon the federal Equal Pay Act passed in 1963 prohibiting a wage differential based on sex (including gender identity) with actionable items every Colorado employer must address.