When your company hires employees in Colorado, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.
Creating your Colorado Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.
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Colorado Employee Handbook Policies
There are 6 state and local employee handbook policies in Colorado.
Privacy
Colorado Social Media Privacy Policy
Generally, Employer is prohibited from accessing your personal social media accounts and will not discipline or terminate an employee for refusing to disclose their social media login information or for denying to provide access to their social media accounts.
Paid Time Off
Colorado Paid Sick Leave Policy
You are eligible to earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year. Paid leave may be used as soon as it is accrued for personal or family health needs, issues related to domestic violence, grieving, evacuations, unexpected events, or child care during public health emergencies.
Leaves of Absence
Colorado Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave
You are entitled to take up to 15 working days of job-protected leave per year to serve as a volunteer emergency responder for Civil Air Patrol and other volunteer organizations qualified by Colorado.
Colorado Voting Leave Policy
You are entitled to up to two hours of paid time off to vote if you would not otherwise have sufficient time to vote.
Colorado Military Family Members Leave Policy
Employer provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of paid military family support leave, in compliance with Colorado’s Family & Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program.
Colorado Jury Duty Leave Policy
Employees are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as jurors and will receive regular wages of up to $50 per day for the first three days of jury service, unless otherwise agreed upon with Employer. Unless directed otherwise by their manager, employees are expected to return to work after completing jury duty, even if only for a partial day.
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Federal Employee Handbook Policies
Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Colorado should contain the following federal policies.
- Anti-Harassment Policy
- Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
- Anti-Retaliation Policy
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy
Handbook Policy Best Practices
In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.
- Weapons Policy
- Disciplinary Action Policy
- Prohibited Conduct Policy
- Violations Reporting Policy
- Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
- At-Will Employment
