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Equal pay for equal work1/23/2024 ![]() When introduced four years ago, Colorado’s Equal Pay law sought to equalize pay for substantially similar work. “Excluding remote workers from the protections of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act would negatively impact a valued and critical part of our workforce,” she said. But their attempts to water down or remove protections for Coloradans who work remotely for out-of-state companies only threatens pay equity, especially for women. ![]() Remote jobs are not addressed in the draft bill.ĭanielson said she and other advocates, which include The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, have met with interested parties since spring to suss out their differences. The former is a promotion as part of that type of job. A draft shared with The Colorado Sun attempts to clarify the difference between “career progression” for existing workers versus a “job opportunity.” The latter means a current or anticipated vacancy that needs to be filled. This bill aims to clear some of those things up. “The complexity of the law, the confusion amongst employers, the problem of not addressing remote work situations, because they were not contemplated in 2019 when the original bill passed, needs to be addressed for the future of the workforce,” said Loren Furman, president and CEO of the Colorado Chamber. But there was also confusion among local employers about employee promotions and whether they had to advertise the new role to outsiders. A Commerce City engineer created a site to track violators (it’s now archived). Pushback came from out-of-state companies that didn’t ignore Colorado’s new law - they just excluded candidates from Colorado. Supporters of a bill that seeks to ensure women and men are paid equally for equal work rally at the Colorado Capitol on April 2, 2019. ![]()
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