Colorado Enacts Expansive Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, including Salary History Ban
Effective January 1, 2021: Colorado employers are prohibited from (1) seeking the wage history of a prospective employee; (2) Hire Image relying on the wage history of a prospective employee to determine a wage rate; or (3) discriminating or retaliating against a prospective employee for failing to disclose wage history. The “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act” Hire Image also protects against wage discrimination based on sex and includes a pay transparency clause. The state went further, taking their new law to another level, including two requirements that no other state has yet included in similar laws. First, employers must make reasonable efforts to announce, post, or make known all opportunities for promotion to all current employees on the same calendar day . Additionally, employers must disclose the hourly or salary compensation (or range) and a general description of all benefits and other compensation offered in each posting. Finally, the...