Billie Jo Risheim

In the 2025 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers enacted two laws that amend the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) in distinct and material ways. The first, HB25-1312, clarifies CADA’s prohibition on gender expression discrimination in the workplace, while the second amendment, HB25-1239, expands the remedies available to individuals with disabilities who experience discrimination in places of public accommodation.

In the 2025 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers enacted two laws that amend the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) in distinct and material ways. The first, HB25-1312, clarifies CADA’s prohibition on gender expression discrimination in the workplace, while the second amendment, HB25-1239, expands the remedies available to individuals with disabilities who experience discrimination in places of public accommodation.

Colorado enacted several new laws this session affecting employers. New statutes and amendments add protections for delivery network company drivers, amend the state’s non-compete law, add new protected classifications, create tort liability for AI algorithmic discrimination, amend the state’s privacy act, and lower the threshold for qualifying as a small employer for health benefits purposes, among other changes.