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Employees
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Law |
Applicability |
Chapter |
| 1 |
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) |
Prohibits most employers from using "lie-detector" tests; Select employers in the intelligence and security industries must follow strict guidelines |
Chapter 03: Recruiting and Hiring |
| 1 |
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
Broad coverage includes nearly all private-sector and public-sector employers.
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Chapter 10: Wages and hours |
| 1 |
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) |
Applies to all businesses, regardless of size |
Chapter 18: Military leave |
| 1 |
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) |
Broad coverage includes nearly all private-sector employers |
Chapter 33: Safety and health |
| 1 |
Federal New Hire Reporting Requirements |
The law does not currently provide a minimum number of employees for coverage. |
Chapter 03: Recruiting and hiring |
| 1 |
Laws relating to unemployment compensation |
Applies to all employers doing business in Colorado. |
Chapter 24: Termination
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| 1 |
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) |
Applies to all employers, but the definition of employer does not include religious organizations that are not supported by public taxes or borrowing. |
Chapter 12: Discrimination |
| 1 |
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) |
Applies to all public employers and to private employers with 50 or more employers. |
Chapter 17: Family and medical leaves |
| 2 |
Equal Pay Act (EPA) |
Applies to nearly all private and public employers |
Chapter 10: Wages and hours |
| 2 |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
Employers that collect any healthcare data are required to follow HIPAA regulations. |
Chapter 30: Healthcare continuation, portability and privacy |
| 1 |
Colorado Workers' Compensation Act |
Private and public employers with one or more employees. |
Chapter 35: Workers' compensation |
| 15 |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) |
Applies to public and private employers |
Chapter 12: Discrimination |
| 15 |
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
Applies to private employers. |
Chapter 13: Disabilities and reasonable accommodations |
| 20 |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) |
Applies to public and private employers. |
Chapter 12: Discrimination |
| 20 |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) |
Applies to most employers. |
Chapter 26: Healthcare continuation, portability and privacy |
| 100 |
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) |
Applies to any private for-profit and not-for-profit business enterprise. |
Chapter 24: Termination |