COLORADO, USA — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced Friday that companies that post remote jobs cannot avoid complying with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act by saying applicants cannot be based in Colorado. 

Scott Moss, director of the Division of Labor Standards and Statistics at CDLE, said if there is just one person living in Colorado and working for the company at the time of the job posting, a salary range has to be included in a job opening. According to CDLE, remote gigs do not get a waiver.

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9NEWS also spoke to the Colorado Women's Bar Association which among other things, says they're a mission-based organization of female attorneys looking to promote the interests of women and children. 

They were big supporters of the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

"You know, this law was passed to create pay and promotion, transparency and fair wages for everyone, including women and those who are looking to work remotely," said Laura Wolf, who is the co-chair of the association's public policy committee. "...We have great, hardworking people here in Colorado, hardworking women, men who want to be, you know, just want some fair wages. They want to be able to speak about their pay in their workplace. They have a right to do so. And we want employers to be on board with that."

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