{"id":6575,"date":"2024-05-20T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T04:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=6575"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:27:28","slug":"colorado-ai-law-regulates-ai-in-employment","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-strategy\/hr-technology\/colorado-ai-law-regulates-ai-in-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"First-of-its-kind Colorado AI law regulates AI in employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael Cardman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Colorado has enacted new requirements<\/a> for employers that use artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a> in hiring, firing and other business decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SB24-20<\/a> \u2014 which was signed into law on May 17 by Gov. Jared Polis and takes effect February 1, 2026 \u2014 requires businesses that use AI to make consequential decisions to exercise reasonable care to protect Colorado residents from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age and other protected characteristics. Failure to do so will be considered an unfair trade practice under Colorado law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses will be protected by a rebuttable presumption that they exercised reasonable care as long as they take certain actions, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n