Two new employment laws are now in effect in Colorado. As discussed in more detail below, the Colorado General Assembly has expanded employee rights under the Colorado Wage Age (CWA). In addition, Colorado lawmakers have amended the law applicable to local government tip offsets for tipped employees. Employers would be wise to familiarize themselves with these new laws and consider their potential impact on their business.
Enforcement Wage Hour Laws. Effective August 6, 2025, HB25-1001 expands employee rights under the CWA in multiple areas, including: (1) widening the definition of “employer;” (2) adding remedies available to employees in wage claim cases; (3) increasing the cost of monetary penalties against employers; (4) making it harder for employers to recover attorney fees and costs in cases in which the employer prevails; (5) prohibiting the state from waiving a claim against an employer when a claim is paid if the alleged violation is the second or a subsequent failure or refusal to pay an employee’s wages or compensation in the last five years; (6) requiring the state to publish information about wage claim decisions on its website, including identifying employers by name; (7) allowing the state to report claim results to other governmental entities; (8) expanding the list of entities and individuals who are subject to discrimination and CWA retaliation claims; (9) allowing an employee asserting a CWA retaliation claim to seek damages for economic and...
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