On July 6, 2021, the parties to a lawsuit challenging the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA) filed a stipulation to dismiss the action without prejudice, with the litigants bearing their own costs and attorneys’ fees. On July 7, 2021, the case was terminated pursuant to the stipulation of dismissal.
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Colorado Court Rejects Challenge to Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
Following the passage of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA), employers were faced with a stricter disclosure regime, including new provisions aimed at redressing gender-based pay inequity. At the close of 2020, the Rocky Mountain Association of Recruiters (Rocky Mountain) brought a lawsuit challenging those provisions and framing the CEPEWA as an undue burden. On May 27, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado weighed in, with Judge William Martínez rejecting Rocky Mountain’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have prohibited enforcement of the CEPEWA.
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