Restroom access and paying for PPE: Colorado governor signs new law

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed S.B. 26-160 on June 3, prohibiting employers from deducting the costs of personal protective equipment from workers' wages, with limited exceptions for items like nonspecialty safety-toe footwear. The law protects construction workers and other employees from bearing the financial burden of required safety gear on the job.

Denver — Colorado has enacted a law that prohibits employers in the state from deducting from workers’ wages the costs of certain personal protective equipment. S.B. 26-160, signed by Gov. Jared Polis (D) on June 3, contains a few exceptions. Among them: Nonspecialty safety-toe protective footwear,…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.