Discrimination at Work
C.R.S. 24-34-402 — the protected traits, and C.R.S. 24-34-403 — a charge within three hundred days
It is a discriminatory or unfair employment practice in Colorado for an employer to refuse to hire, discharge, promote or demote, harass, or discriminate in pay or other terms against an otherwise qualified person because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, religion, age, national origin or ancestry.
Who handles this in Colorado: Disability Justice (formerly Disability Law Colorado); and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Colorado directory.
Refusing to hire or keep a person with a disability is not that practice where no reasonable accommodation would let them perform the job's essential functions and the disability actually disqualifies them.
Three hundred days. A charge is filed with the civil rights commission within three hundred days after the practice occurred, or it is barred.
Sources for this section (2)
- C.R.S. 24-34-402 — Discriminatory or unfair employment practices - affirmative defense - definition
- C.R.S. 24-34-403 — Time limits on filing of charges
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Colorado attorney.