BY: ED SEALOVER Once again, the Colorado Legislature will consider changing the definition of harassment — and whether that will lead to increased lawsuits — following introduction this week of an updated version of a bill that died in the waning days of the 2021 session. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
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Housing Discussions Ramping Up
BY: ED SEALOVER It’s been a big week for affordable-housing bills at the Colorado Capitol, even for a session where the subject will dominate debates this year. House members passed a much-publicized bill that would end the state’s 42-year-old prohibition against cities and counties enacting rent-stabilization or rent-control ordinances — a bill that is not likely […]
A look at two diverging approaches to affordable housing this session
BY: ED SEALOVER As Colorado legislators seek solutions to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, the contrast between two proposals that played out Monday at the Capitol shows how wide a gulf there is between market- and government-centered proposals. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
Colorado governments could insert themselves into apartment sales to preserve affordable housing
BY: ED SEALOVER Colorado could become the first state to require that local governments get a first crack at buying any substantially sized multifamily housing complex that goes up for sale — a proposal that both proponents and opponents said could have major impacts on housing affordability. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
Sponsors resist requests to lighten equal pay regulations
BY: ED SEALOVER A bill that would boost regulations on employers surrounding interviewing and hiring procedures in the name of pay equity cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday without the addition of any of a slew of amendments that had been requested by business leaders. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
A look at two diverging approaches to affordable housing this session
BY: ED SEALOVER As Colorado legislators seek solutions to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, the contrast between two proposals that played out Monday at the Capitol shows how wide a gulf there is between market- and government-centered proposals. In the morning, the House, as expected, passed HB 1115, which would repeal the state’s 42-year-old ban on […]
More requirements could be coming on equal pay law
BY: ED SEALOVER Colorado employers who have been operating under increased transparency rules regarding how they post and interview for new jobs may have to work under even more requirements going forward if a bill coming for its first committee vote on Tuesday passes. Senate Bill 105, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Jessie Danielson of Wheat […]
Massive changes to service industries hang in balance
BY: ED SEALOVER Restaurants and retailers say that flexible scheduling is necessary for their operations and attractive to their employees. Labor advocates say that the practice is destructive to the health and finances of workers, particularly single mothers. And on Thursday, legislators will be asked to weigh in on the issue, by determining whether the […]
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POSTED BY: ED SEALOVER If there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my 17 years covering the Colorado Capitol, it’s that business bills are about a lot more than the inner workings of business. They’re about the extra cost or requirement that may make the difference between an employer giving a job to someone who is […]