Colorado Senate Bill 21-039: Elimination Of Subminimum Wage Employment

On July 1, 2021, the Colorado Senate published Bill 21-039 regarding the elimination of subminimum wage employment. By 2025, this bill will prohibit employers from paying an employee whose earning capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental disability, or injury less than minimum wage. The law directs the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) to seek federal approval to add employment-related services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) under the state's Medicaid waiver services . . .