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Workplace Compliance News & Resources
for the Mountain States

Below is a round-up of workplace safety news for states in the Mountain region that employers need to know to keep their business compliant.

Stay on top of safety and compliance the right way with this information but be sure to seek legal counsel when you’re looking for how these changes will directly impact your business. Wherever available, KPA products are updated with the latest government notices and posters for employers.

Arizona

Effective Immediately: Arizona Changes Workers' Compensation Reporting Provisions
Effective July 22: Arizona Amends Data Breach Notification Law
Tucson, Arizona Implements Minimum Wage Ordinance

Colorado

Effective August 6, 2025: Colorado Bans Restrictive Covenants for Healthcare Workers
Effective July 1, 2025: Colorado Expands Protections for Biometric Information
Effective immediately: Colorado Amends Noncompete Law
Effective January 1, 2024: Colorado Releases Proposed Pay Transparency Rules
Effective January 1, 2024: Colorado Updates Equal Pay Disclosure Requirements
Effective January 1, 2024: Colorado Amends FAMLI Wages
Effective August 7, 2023: Colorado Passes POWR Act to Expand Workplace Harassment Protections
Effective August 7, 2023: Colorado Expands Legal Reasons for Paid Sick Leave
Effective July 1, 2023: Colorado Releases Privacy Act Rules
Colorado Quarterly FAMLI+ Premiums and Wage Reports Due April 30, 2023
Effectively Immediately: City of Denver Passes Wage Theft Protection Ordinance
Effectively Immediately: Colorado Increases Wage Theft Penalties
Effectively January 1, 2023: Denver, Colorado Increases Minimum Wage
Effectively January 1, 2023: Colorado Implements Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program
Effectively Immediately: Colorado Releases Unemployment Notice
Colorado Expands Requirements for Unemployment Insurance Notice
Effective August 10: Colorado Further Limits Restrictive Covenants
Effective Immediately: Colorado Publishes Guidance on Payroll Deductions and PTO
Updated, Effective July 15, 2022: Colorado Paid Sick Leave Program to be Continued to be Provided by Employers
March 1: Colorado Increases Penalties for Restrictive Covenants
Small Colorado Employers Must Now Provide Paid Sick Leave
Colorado DOL Issues Final Wage Protection Rules
Colorado Moves to Endemic Phase

Montana

Effective October 1, 2024: Montana Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Act
Montana Protects Employees’ Off-Duty Use of Marijuana

Nevada

Effective July 1, 2024: Nevada Updates Overtime and Minimum Wage Bulletins
Effective Immediately: Nevada Ends Face Mask Mandate

New Mexico

Effective Immediately: Santa Fe, NM Increases Minimum Wage
Effective July 1: New Mexico Enacts Paid Sick Leave

Utah

Effective Immediately: Utah Invalidates Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) Regarding Sexual Misconduct
Utah Enacts Consumer Privacy Act
Effective July 1, 2023: Utah Enacts Workplace Violence Protective Orders
Effective Immediately: Utah COVID 19 Vaccination and Testing Requirements

Wyoming

Effective July 1, 2025: Wyoming Restricts Use of Noncompete Agreements
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