When Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“EPEWA”) went into effect at the beginning of 2021, Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to require employers to disclose compensation (or a range of compensation) in its public job postings. The far-reaching job-posting requirements, intended to combat pay discrimination, have had some unintended consequences. Most notably, the law has made national headlines as some employers have attempted to avoid the compensation-posting requirements by excluding Colorado workers from applying to remote job listings with phrases like “the position may not be performed remotely from Colorado” or “role can be performed anywhere in the United States except Colorado.” READ MORE