What is Colorado's New Equal Work for Equal Pay Act?

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act: a new law governing pay equity in Colorado that has implications for employers across the state.

• The law forbids discrimination between genders on the basis of pay, and includes a newly created right for employees who have suffered such discrimination to sue their employer.
  
  
• Companies must post all job openings internally and list a salary range for the position, and the law forbids employers from asking about salary history.
  
  
• The new law permits employees who have been discriminated against to recover back pay for a period of up to three years, and further awards additional damages equal to the amount of back pay owed unless the employer can demonstrate that they acted in good
  faith. 

Protect Your Organization with a Pay Equity Analysis

The new Equal Pay for Equal Work law includes a provision stating that any Pay Equity Analysis that an employer undertakes within two years of a lawsuit will be taken as evidence of the employer’s good faith.

Employers Council provides a comprehensive Pay Equity Analysis that can help an employer identify their vulnerabilities under the law and address them now to protect their organization from additional damages in the event of a lawsuit.