“Employers are starting to move in this direction,” testified Loren Furman, senior VP of State & Federal Relations for The Colorado Chamber, to the House Finance Committee. “Even if this piece of legislation does not make it through the process, this will become the norm. But I think this is a pretty punitive approach.” Read […]
Local Minimum-Wage Bill Dies in Senate Committee
Democrats Propose Scrapping Bonding for Transportation Improvements
Twenty-Four business groups — ranging from the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry to the Colorado Bankers Association — emphasized that SB 1 had passed unanimously out of the Senate with a 2019 bonding initiative as a key part of the bill. Read the complete article by Ed Sealover in the Denver Business Journal.
Senate Committee Kills House Democrats’ Paid Family Medical-Leave Insurance Bill
Colorado Legislative Committee Kills 4th Attempt to Pass Family-Leave Bill
The Colorado Chamber’s Loren Furman stated. “Each employee’s needs are different. The best solution is to continue to allow employers and employees work out leave agreements that work best for both parties.” Read the complete article by Ed Sealover in the Denver Business Journal.
Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Continuing the Colorado Civil Rights Division
Health-Reinsurance Bill Would Cost Employers and Workers $270 Million over the Next Two Years
The State Chamber Fights Bill Increasing Health Insurance Premiums on Employers
Legislature Considers Raising Fees on Employer Health Plans to Stabilize Individual Market
Loren Furman, senior vice president of state and federal affairs for the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, said it was particularly egregious that the state is seeking this kind of fee on Colorado workers and residents without offering any of its own money to the program as it heads into a fiscal year when […]