Compliance Stuff

  Colorado lawmakers couldn’t reach a compromise to refine the nation’s first statewide AI antidiscrimination law and instead agreed yesterday to delay the law’s implementation date from February to June 2026 – all in hopes that next year’s legislative session will yield substantive changes before it takes effect. There were plenty of twists and turns during the brief special legislative session that just wrapped. For a brief time it appeared lawmakers were going to agree to a watered-down version that would have cut tech developers a big break but still saddled employers and businesses with plenty of obligations . But after negotiations broke down, the legislature decided to kick the can down the road and look to the 2026 legislative session as the time to work out potential revisions. What are the 10 biggest unanswered questions we have about Colorado’s groundbreaking law? Quick Resource Center Colorado passed the nation’s first comprehensive AI antidiscrimination law in 2024, o...

Despite months of intense lobbying and a last-minute legislative scramble, Colorado’s sweeping AI anti-bias law is still set to take effect on February 1, 2026 . But the tech industry isn’t done fighting. After lawmakers just adjourned the 2025 legislative session without passing any changes to the artificial intelligence law, a coalition of tech companies and business groups is now pressuring Governor Jared Polis to call a special session to delay or revise the law before it kicks in . The latest developments mark a dramatic turn in the most closely watched state AI battle in the country, but they leave employers wondering how to face an uncertain regulatory landscape. What do you need to know about these developments and what should you do as we await final resolution? Starter Pack of FP Resources on Colorado’s AI Law 📄  Read our summary of the law’s core provisions. 📄  See what the state’s AI task force said about compliance complexity. 📄  Track Colorado’s earlier ...

Employers with employees in Maryland need to be aware of delays in the implementation of Maryland’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program.  The new timeline is discussed in our article  New Dates Announced for Maryland’s Delayed FAMLI Program . We are monitoring these developments closely.   Source(s): McGinley, K. A. (2025, April 11).  Maryland FAMLI Program Delayed . Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog. https://www.disabilityleavelaw.com/2025/04/articles/fmla/maryland-famli-program-delayed/ New Dates Announced for Maryland’s Delayed FAMLI Program - Jackson Lewis . (2025, April 10). Jackson Lewis. https://www.jacksonlewis.com/insights/new-dates-announced-marylands-delayed-famli-program ‌ ‌