Important Updates On Colorado's Equal Pay Transparency Rules

Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work (EPEW) Act went into effect on January 1, 2021, prohibiting any employer from discriminating between employees on the basis of sex by paying an employee of one sex less than the rate paid to an employee of a different sex for substantially similar work. The general prohibitions under the EPEW are detailed in our prior legal alert and blog post on the Act. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) recently adopted Equal Pay Transparency Rules, clarifying the internal and external job posting requirements of the EPEW Act for Colorado employers. A high-level summary of what every Colorado employer should know follows.

The Transparency Rules and Job Postings