Colorado Legal News | National Law Review

The state of Colorado joined the U.S. as the 38th state on August 1, 1876, earning the nickname the Centennial State. It has a population of roughly 5.5 million making it the 21st most populous state. It sits in the 10th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the state capital is in Denver.

Colorado is known for its vivid landscape including mountains, plateaus, mesas, high canyons, and desert land, making it one of the most diverse states, in terms of land and structure. Colorado has a total area of about 104,000 miles, making it the 8th largest in the US.

Colorado became part of the U.S. with the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The state’s early economy was driven by discovery of silver in the rugged Rocky Mountain town of Leadville. Colorado is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including Newmont Mining, Arrow Electronics, DaVita healthcare, Ball food packaging, Molson Coors Brewing Company, and Vail Resorts.

The population of Colorado is highly diverse with a major Mexican-American population. Politically, the state tends to support the Democratic party. In 2010, the state elected former Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper to be Governor of Colorado.

The mountainous landscape makes Colorado a major tourist hub for skiers, hikers, mountain climbers, and all types of outdoor enthusiasts. Top tourist attractions include Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, the Garden of the Gods, Mesa Verde National Park, Four Corners Monument, Colorado National Monument, Gunnison National Park, and the Silverton Narrow Gage Railway.

Colorado's major cities include Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Aspen, and Durango. Denver is home to the Denver Broncos NFL team, the Colorado Rockies MLB team, the Denver Nuggets NBA team, and the Colorado Avalanche NHL team. Major local educational institutions include University of Colorado, Colorado State University, University of Denver, and Colorado School of Mines.

The National Law Review covers a wide range of Colorado issues, including medicinal and recreational marijuana, environmental conservation and water rights, immigration, food and alcohol laws, and more. The National Law Review also covers court cases coming out of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Colorado.

Date	Title	Organization
26 Jan	Colorado AG Secures Latest Settlement over Unearned GAP Fees	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
23 Jan	Denver Ordinance Creates New Avenue for Workers to Pursue Wage Theft Violations by Employers	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
19 Jan	2023 Resolution: Review & Update Your Privacy Program	ArentFox Schiff LLP
19 Jan	Are You Ready for the 2023 Privacy Laws?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
19 Jan	Colorado’s New Pay Standards Reflect the State’s Rising Cost of Living	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
17 Jan	Version 2 Proposed Draft Rules for the Colorado Privacy Act	Jackson Lewis P.C.
12 Jan	January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules	ArentFox Schiff LLP
5 Jan	Colorado AG Updates Draft Rules for Colorado Privacy Act	Robinson & Cole LLP
3 Jan	Colorado AG Publishes Second Draft of Colorado Privacy Act Rules	Hunton Andrews Kurth
28 Dec	New Draft Regulations for Colorado’s Privacy Law	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Dec	‘Tis the Season: Colorado Attorney General Releases New Draft CPA Regulations	McDermott Will & Emery
22 Dec	Employers, Are Your Leave Policies Ready to Ring in 2023?	Proskauer Rose LLP
20 Dec	Employers Should Be Prepared for Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program	Jackson Lewis P.C.
16 Dec	Colorado Implements SecureSavings Program for Employees Without Access to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
13 Dec	U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case Testing Limits of State Anti-Discrimination Law	Jackson Lewis P.C.
13 Dec	Telecom Alert: Providers Support 10-10.5 GHz NPRM; FCC Blocks Student Loan Robocalls; CPF Grants for Colorado, New Mexico; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 50]	Keller and Heckman LLP
9 Dec	Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Wedding Website Creator Can Refuse Same-Sex Couples	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
8 Dec	Employers Must Notify Colorado Employees of FAMLI Benefits by January 1, 2023	Polsinelli PC
6 Dec	Oregon, Colorado Declare Public Health Emergencies Triggering Leave Requirements	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
5 Dec	US Department of Labor Finds Safety, Training Failures During Investigation of June 2022 Double Fatality at Pueblo Industrial Loading Facility	U.S. Department of Labor
16 Nov	Colorado Voters Pass Proposition to Allow Regulated Use of Psychedelic Mushrooms	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
14 Nov	When it Comes to Compliance, Asking the “Why” is as Important as Understanding the “What”	Foley & Lardner LLP
14 Nov	Colorado Legalizes Therapeutic Psychedelics – Now What?	Foley & Lardner LLP
11 Nov	You Never Give Me Your Money: Voters Approve Tax Hikes in Massachusetts and Colorado on Election Day	ArentFox Schiff LLP
11 Nov	Colorado Attorney General Releases Proposed Privacy Rules and Begins Holding Stakeholder Meetings	Foley & Lardner LLP
9 Nov	PERM Recruitment Impacted by “Pay Transparency” Laws	Mintz
8 Nov	U.S. Interior Department Initiates Actions to Protect Colorado River System, Reduce Deliveries	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
4 Nov	FFF Sovereign Immunity Series – Part II	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
4 Nov	Colorado Voters to Consider Legalization of Psychedelic Mushrooms	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
1 Nov	Colorado AG Publishes Draft Colorado Privacy Act Rules	Hunton Andrews Kurth
29 Oct	Colorado to receive $411,440 through EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant program	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 Oct	The Psychedelics Renaissance is Here - Colorado May Become the Second State in the Nation to Legalize Therapeutic Psychedelics	Foley & Lardner LLP
24 Oct	Comparing and Contrasting the Opt Out Preference Signal Across States	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
21 Oct	What Is Aggregated Data?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
20 Oct	State Comprehensive Privacy Laws: Status of the Regulations	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
14 Oct	IAB Releases for Public Comment Proposed Contractual Framework and U.S. State Signals Specifications for Compliance with Five States’ Privacy Laws	Hunton Andrews Kurth
13 Oct	Colorado Gears Up for Sweeping New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
13 Oct	Killnet Takes Credit for Disabling State Websites	Robinson & Cole LLP
4 Oct	Colorado Privacy Act Proposed Draft Rules Released	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Sep	Colorado Continues to Whittle Away at Non-compete Agreements	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Sep	Malcolm Dowden and Niloufar Massachi Discuss Vendor Contracting Requirements Under New US Privacy Laws and the GDPR	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
24 Sep	EPA and Colorado seek community input on Workplan to advance environmental justice goals	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
23 Sep	Healthcare Entities Must Still Comply with 2023 Privacy Laws	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
21 Sep	Colorado’s New False Claims Act: What it Means for Whistleblowers	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
8 Sep	Understanding the differences in the state privacy laws: When is an organization required to conduct a DPIA?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
8 Sep	Understanding the differences in the state privacy laws: What factors must be considered by an organization when conducting a DPIA?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
8 Sep	Retailers Have No Room to Manipulate Reviews: FTC and States Sue Rental Listing Platform Roomster for Bogus Listings	Hunton Andrews Kurth
1 Sep	Colorado’s New Restrictive Covenant Law Now Effective	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Aug	Interior Department Determines ‘Tier 2 Shortage Conditions’ on Colorado River Requiring Additional Water Delivery Cuts, Other Actions in 2023	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
25 Aug	Cyber-Attack Disrupts Public Services in Fremont County, Colorado	Robinson & Cole LLP
11 Aug	Colorado Employers—Get Ready for a Wave of New Laws	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
11 Aug	Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Releases a Slew of New Guidance	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
10 Aug	Reminder: Amendments to Colorado Noncompete Law Take Effect Today	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
9 Aug	Do All the State Privacy Laws Recognize Authorized Agents?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
8 Aug	Colorado’s Retail Delivery Fee	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Aug	Are You Ready for 2023? New Privacy Laws To Take Effect Next Year	ArentFox Schiff LLP
2 Aug	PBM Regulatory Roundup (Summer 2022): States Continue PBM Oversight Activities	Mintz
2 Aug	Healthcare Noncompete Laws Get a Checkup in Four States and the District of Columbia	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
27 Jul	Understanding the Differences in State Privacy Laws: How Is Geolocation Information Defined?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
22 Jul	The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance With Employment Application Laws	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
19 Jul	Subscription Model Regulation Trends and Takeaways	Foley & Lardner LLP
19 Jul	New Colorado Law Dramatically Limits Use of Employment-Related Restrictive Covenants (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
13 Jul	Wage Transparency Laws Are Here to Stay	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
13 Jul	The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Paid Sick Leave Compliance	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
12 Jul	The Holy Grail for DPA Negotiating: A Side-by-Side Comparison of the Contractual Requirements Found in Modern Data Privacy Statutes	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
12 Jul	Only One Month Until Dramatic Changes in Colorado’s Restrictive Covenants Law	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
11 Jul	The Energizer - Volume 104	K&L Gates
8 Jul	Colorado AG Seeks Public Input on CPA Rulemaking	Hunton Andrews Kurth
6 Jul	Colorado PFAS Act Likely Just the Beginning of New PFAS Chemical Regulation	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
1 Jul	Class Action Trends Report: Other Class Action Developments	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Jun	What Construction Employers Need to Know About the Increased Silica Compliance Focus	Jackson Lewis P.C.
30 Jun	State Law Restrictive Covenants Update	Nelson Mullins
29 Jun	Colorado Governor Signs Non-Compete Bill, Further Limiting Use of Agreements and Increasing Non-Compliance Penalties	Jackson Lewis P.C.
28 Jun	Colorado’s New Non-Compete Law Signed by Governor, Will Go into Effect on August 10, 2022	Jackson Lewis P.C.
28 Jun	What To Know About the New Colorado False Claims Act	Foley & Lardner LLP
27 Jun	Colorado Receives Green Light to Amend Federal Waiver, Will Launch ‘Colorado Option’ to Expand Health Coverage	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
22 Jun	Most Executives Optimistic about Compliance with State Data Privacy Laws, Though Major Steps Are Still Uncompleted, New Survey Finds	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
22 Jun	Employers Need to Look Out for Local Laws on Salary Transparency, in Addition to PERM Regulations	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Jun	Colorado Law Restricts Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Government Agencies	Robinson & Cole LLP
13 Jun	States Target Infant Formula Price Gouging	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
10 Jun	Are Companies Required to Allow Individuals to Appeal Denied Data Subject Requests?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
10 Jun	In Colorado, “Low Wage” Now Means Six-Figures For Non-Competes	Proskauer Rose LLP
9 Jun	What Types of Data Are Subject to a Deletion Request?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Jun	Governor Polis Signs Colorado False Claims Act into Law	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
8 Jun	Behavioral Health Law Ledger \| June 2022	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
8 Jun	Summer State/Local Law Round-Up, Part 1 of 2: California through New York (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
7 Jun	Update for Connecticut and Utah: What Is Considered Sensitive Personal Information?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
2 Jun	Colorado’s Public Health Emergency Sick Leave Requirement Is Extended Again	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
2 Jun	U.S. Chamber of Commerce Against Private Right of Action in Privacy Legislation	Robinson & Cole LLP
2 Jun	State privacy comparison: What are the penalties for violation the state privacy statutes?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
1 Jun	Understanding the Delta: How do modern state privacy laws differ in terms of giving companies an opportunity to cure?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
31 May	How Do State Statutes Differ in Terms of Their “Targeted Advertising” Exemptions?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
31 May	“Material Changes” to New Hampshire’s Noncompete Law Proposed	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 May	Countdown to State Law Privacy Compliance: 7 Months to Go \| How Will State Privacy Laws Be Enforced?	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
25 May	How Do State Statutes Differ in Terms of How They Define “Targeted Advertising?”	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
24 May	The State of U.S. State Privacy Laws: A Comparison	Keller and Heckman LLP
24 May	Where Exactly Does an Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising Link Need to Be Placed?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23 May	Understanding the Delta Among State Privacy Statutes: Jurisdictional Triggers	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23 May	Colorado Joins Movement to Limit Non-Competes to High Earners	Foley & Lardner LLP
19 May	Colorado Continues Its Crackdown on Restrictive Covenants	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
18 May	Finding the Delta: Understanding the Differences in How State Privacy Laws Define Corporate Affiliates	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
17 May	Finding the Delta: Understanding the Differences in the State Deidentification Standards	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
17 May	Colorado Poised to Further Limit Use of Non-Compete Agreements, Raise Penalties for Non-Compliance	Jackson Lewis P.C.
16 May	Colorado Overhauls Noncompete Law to Limit Enforcement to High Wage Earners, Impose Penalties for Employer Violations	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
16 May	Comparing and Contrasting the State Laws: Does Pseudonymized Data Exempt Organizations from Complying with Privacy Rights?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
13 May	PFAS Products Ban Set To Hit Colorado	CMBG3 Law
10 May	Comparing and Contrasting the State Laws: What is Pseudonymized Data?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 May	Where is the Tipping Point – Comprehensive State Privacy Law Update	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
9 May	Data Transfers That Are Exempt From the Definition of ‘Sale’	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5 May	The Long Conn: Connecticut Joins Growing List of Privacy Rights States	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
5 May	How do state statutes differ in terms of how they define the term ‘selling’?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
29 Apr	Countdown to State Law Privacy Compliance: 8 Months to Go	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
29 Apr	Video Games, AI, and …the Law?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Apr	Colorado AG Seeks Input on Key Aspects of Upcoming Privacy Act	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
28 Apr	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Loyalty Programs [VIDEO]	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Apr	What’s Brewing at Starbucks? Labor Law Litigation Over Employee Terminations	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
25 Apr	Colorado AG Reveals Colorado Privacy Act Pre-Rulemaking Guidelines	Hunton Andrews Kurth
20 Apr	Hydrogen Rising: New Mexico Secretary of Environment James Kenney Discusses the State’s Multiple Hydrogen-Focused Initiatives [PODCAST]	K&L Gates
13 Apr	Privacy Rights of Minors \| State Law Privacy Video Series	McDermott Will & Emery
8 Apr	Colorado Attorney General Seeks Rulemaking Comments for the Colorado Privacy Act	ArentFox Schiff LLP
6 Apr	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Contracting [VIDEO]	McDermott Will & Emery
22 Mar	Monthly TCPA Digest — March 2022	Mintz
22 Mar	TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Announces New State-Federal Partnerships to Combat Robocalls	Mintz
22 Mar	White House Focuses on Pay Equity and Transparency	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
21 Mar	NIST Publishes AI Risk Management Framework and Updates on Bias in AI	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
17 Mar	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Data Protection Assessment [VIDEO]	McDermott Will & Emery
14 Mar	Understanding and Coping with the Russian and Belarussian Sanctions & Export Controls	Foley & Lardner LLP
8 Mar	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Appeals Rights	McDermott Will & Emery
24 Feb	At Least 22 States Have Consumer Privacy Legislation Pending – Will 2022 Be the Year for More State Privacy Laws?	Robinson & Cole LLP
24 Feb	Countdown to State Law Privacy Compliance: 10 Months to Go \| New Rules for Sensitive Personal Data	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
16 Feb	Pay Disclosure Laws on the Rise [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
15 Feb	Colorado’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Sick Leave Requirements [PODCAST]	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
15 Feb	State Law Privacy Video Series: Opt-Out Rights	McDermott Will & Emery
15 Feb	California and Colorado Privacy Regulators Provide Updates on Rulemaking	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
14 Feb	Colorado AG Issues Guidance on Data Security Best Practices	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
11 Feb	Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2022 Report: Look in on The Status of Passed, Pending and Failed State Comprehensive Privacy BillsTech	Polsinelli PC
10 Feb	Data Minimization: What Is It and Why Practice It?	Robinson & Cole LLP
10 Feb	Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2022 Report: Third-Party Data Incidents: Preparing and Responding as the Volume of Incidents Rise	Polsinelli PC
9 Feb	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Privacy and Sensitive Information	McDermott Will & Emery
8 Feb	Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2022 Report:Top 5 Privacy Issues for 2022	Polsinelli PC
8 Feb	Is all consent created equal? How the different privacy statutes treat the standard for consent.	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
7 Feb	Attorneys General to Increase Enforcement Efforts on “Dark Patterns”	Hunton Andrews Kurth
4 Feb	Retail Industry 2021 Year in Review: Virginia and Colorado Add to the Evolving US Privacy Landscape	Hunton Andrews Kurth
3 Feb	Colorado Attorney General Issues Data Security Best Practices Guidance Document	Robinson & Cole LLP
2 Feb	Colorado AG Publishes Guidance on Data Security Practices and Announces Upcoming Rulemaking Under the Colorado Privacy Act	Hunton Andrews Kurth
1 Feb	State Law Privacy Video Series \| Healthcare Entities and Health Data [VIDEO]	McDermott Will & Emery
31 Jan	Colorado’s Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave Requirement Continues Into 2022	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
28 Jan	Data Privacy Day: When Was the Last Time You Had a Privacy Check?	Varnum LLP
24 Jan	Employers Beware: Colorado Criminalizes Enforcement of Overbroad Non-Competes	Foley & Lardner LLP
19 Jan	Video: SCOTUS Decides on Vaccine Rules, Companies Can Still Require Vaccination, Restrictive Covenants in CO – Employment Law This Week	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.