CO SB058

Employers are prohibited from requesting or requiring job applicants to disclose age, date of birth, or educational attendance/graduation dates on initial employment applications beginning July 1, 2024.

Employers may request third-party documents like transcripts or certifications if they notify applicants they can redact age-related information from those materials.

Employers may verify age compliance when required by federal law, state/local law, or bona fide occupational safety qualifications, but cannot require disclosure of specific age or date of birth on initial applications.

The Department of Labor and Employment enforces violations through a tiered penalty system: first violation results in a warning and compliance order, second violation up to $1,000 penalty, and third or subsequent violation up to $2,500 penalty.

$56,468 is appropriated to the Department of Labor and Employment for 2023-24 to implement the act, including 0.5 FTE for program costs related to labor standards.