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There are a wave of new state privacy laws taking effect across the United States, signaling continued expansion of consumer data protection requirements beyond early adopters such as California, Virginia, and Colorado. Emerging laws introduce broader consumer rights,…
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit a challenging Colorado law that restricts what information can appear in background checks, including limits on reporting older convictions and non-convictions. The plaintiffs argued the rules conflicted with the federal Fair Credit…
Shineth Gonzales, who falsely claimed a Harvard law degree and misrepresented herself as an attorney, agreed to close her two Colorado businesses and never work in immigration services again. She overcharged clients, created a fake employee, and provided unqualified…
Starting July 1, 2025, Colorado’s Biometric Data Privacy Amendment introduces strict requirements for collectingbiometric data from individuals, including employees and job applicants. Employers must obtain limited-purposeconsent, follow a strict data deletion…
Effective July 1, 2025, Colorado’s Privacy Act expands to impose obligations on any organization handling biometricidentifiers or biometric data, even if previously exempt. Required actions include clear prior notice, informed consent, apublic written policy with…
Shannon McShane, a Colorado child custody evaluator, pleaded guilty to using fake credentials to obtain her psychologist and addiction counselor licenses. Her fraud, uncovered by an anonymous parent, led to jobs across state agencies. She faces sentencing on June 23,…
The Colorado General Assembly recently passed into legislation Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which aims to strengthen the state’s pay equality requirements, prohibit employers from seeking salary history from job applicants and require…
A judge in Colorado has ruled that listing offenders’ personal information, such as names and addresses, gives the public the power to punish beyond what the court has deemed appropriate. He also ruled that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the 14th…
Blaming low unemployment, Curtis Graves, an attorney with the Mountain States Employers Council, said if the unemployment rate ticked up to 6 or 7 percent, some employers would likely resume testing for marijuana. But, for now, many Colorado businesses are dropping…
In order to be licensed in Colorado, a new bill could require about 160,000 medical professionals to undergo fingerprint-based background checks. The state is one of just six that doesn’t require fingerprint checks for doctors and one of five that exempt nurses from…