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Colorado’s Landmark AI Legislation Would Create Significant Compliance Burden for Employers Using AI Tools

UPDATE: On May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 24-205 into law, although not without reservations. Governor Polis sent a letter to the members of the Colorado General Assembly encouraging them to reconsider and amend aspects of Senate Bill 24-205 before it takes effect on February 1, 2026.




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Implications for Employers of Colorado’s New Biometrics Law

  • Effective July 1, 2025, an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act will impose new requirements on companies that collect and use biometric information.




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Forthcoming Additions and Modifications to Employment Laws in Colorado

  • Colorado enacted several new laws this session affecting employers.
  • New statutes and amendments add protections for delivery network company drivers, amend the state’s non-compete law, add new protected classifications, create tort liability for AI algorithmic discrimination, amend the state’s privacy act, and lower the threshold for qualifying as a small employer for health benefits purposes, among other changes.




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Implications for Employers of Colorado’s New Biometrics Law

Zoe M. Argento, Philip L. Gordon, Kwabena A. Appenteng, Orly Henry and Alyssa Daniels discuss the Biometric Amendment, an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act that requires employers to obtain consent before collecting and using biometric information.

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New Colorado Employment Laws Enacted, Other Statutes Modified

Thomas W. Carroll, Matt Freemann, David C. Gartenberg and Billie Jo M. Risheim provide an overview of the significant new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session that affect Colorado employers.

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New Colorado Law Protects Consumer Biological and Neural Data

Zoe Argento talks about the new compliance requirements for employers under Colorado’s biometric privacy law.

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New Colorado privacy laws to impact “broad swath” of companies

Zoe Argento says more companies are using tools like artificial intelligence that incorporate biometric identifiers, and so new privacy laws are likely to apply to a larger swath of employers than might think they must comply with them. 

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What HR should know about Colorado’s new AI law

Philip L. Gordon says a new AI law in Colorado means that any employer doing business in the state with more than 50 employees will have specific obligations when AI is a factor in the decision-making processes that affect personnel.

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Sense of Place: This Colorado bluegrass quartet was only supposed to play once

Big Richard formed to play a one-off festival gig, then the quartet fell in love with playing together.

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Colorado Opens its Home Energy Rebates Program

Colorado’s total allocation for both Home Energy Rebates programs is more than $70 million.




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More Funding Available in Colorado for Low-Income Home Furnace Repair

An additional $500,000 in funding is available this winter for low-income Coloradans who can't afford to repair their non-working home heating system, according to Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC).




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IICRC’s Upcoming Fire Standards to be Focal Point Under New Colorado Fire Restoration Study Law

The IICRC and its volunteers develop two accredited-industry standards!




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Eco-Products Offers Compostable Products to Help Food Biz Comply with Colorado Law

Veridian™ products are easily identifiable as compostable and are compliant with the state’s upcoming labeling law.




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Case Study: Colorado Compound Receives Solar on Multiple Rooftops

Between strict energy codes and residing in a high-wind area, installing solar on a multi-roof family compound in Boulder, Colo. proved to be a challenge.




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Colorado School Plays It Safe

An unusual installation of smoke vents at structure built by WPA Workers leads to a unique solution.




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Project Profile: Vaisala's Colorado Headquarters Reaches New Heights

A Colorado-based facility achieves above-average sustainability without compromising design ethos, thanks to S-5! Solar attachment solutions.




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Biden administration to grow computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon

The Biden administration announced a $162 million investment in microchip technology on Thursday in an attempt to boost domestic production of computer chips.




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Colorado sobre el partido ante Colo Colo: “Mis compañeros tienen razón en quejarse”




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Here’s how to have a snowmobiling adventure in Colorado

Whether it’s your first time on a snowmobile or you’re ready to explore the wilderness on your own machine, there are plenty of opportunities to ride across the snow in Colorado.






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Mike Tyson debuts special cannabis gummies in Colorado because he can’t sell edible ears

Mike Tyson’s new line of boxing glove-shaped cannabis gummies launched exclusively in Colorado this week, and the reason why might come as a surprise.





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WATCH: Donald Trump focuses on immigration at Colorado rally, says Democrats “are ruining your state”

Live updates from former President Donald Trump's rally in Aurora today. Speakers have included U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and state Rep. Gabe Evans, a congressional candidate.




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WATCH: Donald Trump focuses on immigration at Colorado rally, says Democrats “are ruining your state”

Live updates from former President Donald Trump's rally in Aurora today. Speakers have included U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and state Rep. Gabe Evans, a congressional candidate.






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What Trump’s second term means for Colorado immigrants, public lands, abortion access and Space Command

Here's how the coming second term of President-elect Donald Trump could impact Colorado's immigrants, public lands, abortion access and hosting of the U.S. Space Command headquarters.




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Romer and Ritter: Keep Shoshone flowing by letting the Colorado River District purchase Xcel’s rights

"As former governors, we support the Colorado River District’s purchase of Xcel's water rights for $99 million." -- former Govs. Roy Romer and Bill Ritter




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Opinion: Colorado’s schools fail students with disabilities using hidden suspensions to keep them home

When paraprofessionals miss a day of work, the children they ordinarily support are sent home or kept out of school altogether. This is not just unacceptable -- it’s a crisis. And some of Colorado’s most vulnerable students are the victims.




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Letters: Readers’ takes on Proposition KK — The tax erodes gun rights. It’s essential for Colorado’s crime victims.

"Instead of taxing law-abiding gun owners who purchase ammunition for recreational shooting and hunting, or defense, why don't we just reallocate part of the $40 billion Colorado annual budget?" -- Richard D VanOrsdale, Broomfield





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Colorado’s first major winter storm of the season drops nearly 3 feet of snow, closes most major highways

Snow is expected to taper off by noon Saturday, though Coloradans may see continued travel impacts through the weekend, state officials said.





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Colorado weather: Waning winter storm leaves more than 3 feet of snow as rescue ops continue

Rescue operations were ongoing in Lincoln County as of 10 a.m., with abandoned cars blocking plows and at least two rescuers stranded.





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One man registered 15,000 businesses in 2022, putting Colorado’s economic growth into question

Colorado residents have formed a record number of new businesses this decade, especially after the state reduced the filing fee for new limited liability companies or LLCs.




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Landlords pile “junk fees” on Colorado renters, sometimes adding hundreds to advertised prices

Junk fees “are in line with deceptive and unfair trade practices because landlords are advertising a fake price to get consumers interested, but it’s not what they’re actually going to pay at the end of the day,” said state Rep. Javier Mabrey.




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Last-minute Colorado voter guide for the 2024 election

It's too late to mail your ballot but it's not too late to vote. Coloradans can vote in person or use a ballot drop box until 7 p.m. on Nov. 5.




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5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms

Tuesday's election offered a wide range of results to digest, both in Colorado and nationally -- at times going in different directions. Here are major takeaways from voters' decisions.








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Opinion: Why we need more lions in Colorado and less trophy hunting

As a hunter, rancher, veterinarian, and lifelong member of the NRA, I believe that The Denver Post has badly misread Proposition 127 and does not understand the real dynamics with trophy hunting of our native wild cats.




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CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing after more dairy worker infections found in Colorado and Michigan

The new guidance comes after blood tests for 115 farmworkers in Michigan and Colorado showed that eight workers -- or 7% — had antibodies that indicated previous infection with the virus known as Type A H5N1 influenza.




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Pronghorn herds dying by the dozen on eastern Colorado roads after snowstorm

Deep, crusty snow piled up on fields in eastern Colorado after last week's snowstorm is driving herds of pronghorn onto roads, and dozens of them are dying, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.





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Colorado’s contested Democratic primaries turned on more than ideology, despite prominent lawmakers’ losses

"If you take politics as a game, you have to play underneath the rules. You can't appear to be disagreeable; you have to appear to voters as someone who’s getting things done."