> NOTE: The Department has recently taken the position that a company that omits compensation by posting that a remote job is available for anyone in any location except for Coloradoans is not compliant with the Act.
So, you can't even explicitly exclude Colorado when advertising remote positions.
(I'm in Colorado and fully support this law and transparency in compensation)
Edit: It looks like this only has an effect when a company has presence (1+ employee) in the state already. In a worst case scenario, to avoid needing to think about and comply with this law and those like it in states where you have extremely minimal presence, I do wonder if we’ll see companies with handfuls of employees run a RIF there to eliminate their state presence and simplify their operations.
Meanwhile, apparently there are other hacks companies are trying like stating the pay range as starting at $0.01 - ha! https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/cdle-color...
1. The Act applies to any entity employing at least one employee working in Colorado.
I mean "just don't say that's what you're doing or you're in violation of colorado law" is hardly intimidating for those of us outside Colorado.
It will make Coloradans much less desirable for remote jobs though, even if you don't find out about it.
Thanks for the warning though.
The question you are asking is substantially equivalent to asking why an Estonian company must pay US payroll taxes and how such laws could be enforced.