SB 18-044

Senate Bill 18-044, now signed into law, allows private employers in Colorado to prioritize hiring, promoting, and retaining veterans as long as they are equally qualified compared to other candidates. This means that businesses can favor veterans without facing legal consequences for discrimination. The bill impacts both veterans seeking employment opportunities and private companies looking to support veteran integration into the workforce. Since it has been signed, the law is now in effect and employers can implement these preferences legally.

Official Summary

The bill allows private employers to give preference to veterans when hiring, promoting, and retaining employees as long as the veterans are equally as qualified as other individuals. The bill clarifies that employers who adopt a program that gives preferences to veterans are not committing a discriminatory or unfair labor practice. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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