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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An employer shall preserve any personnel or employment record the employer made, received, or kept for at least five years after the later of:
(a) The date the employer made or received the record; or
(b) The date of the personnel action about which the record pertains or of the final disposition of a charge of discrimination or related action, as applicable.
(2)(a) An employer shall maintain an accurate, designated repository of all written or oral complaints of discriminatory or unfair employment practices, as described in section 24-34-402(1)(a), that includes the date of the complaint, the identity of the complaining party, if the complaint was not made anonymously, the identity of the alleged perpetrator, and the substance of the complaint.
(b) Records of complaints in an employer's designated repository maintained in accordance with this subsection (2) are not public records, as defined in section 24-72-202(6), and, for purposes of an employer that is subject to part 2 of article 72 of this title 24, records in a designated repository are considered personnel files, as defined in section 24-72-202(4.5), and are not open to public inspection pursuant to section 24-72-204(3)(a)(II)(A). Additionally, in accordance with section 24-72-204(3)(a)(X), any record of a sexual harassment complaint or investigation is not open to public inspection except as specified in section 24-72-204(3)(a)(X) or (9).
(3) As used in this section, “personnel or employment record” includes requests for accommodation; employee complaints of discriminatory or unfair employment practices, whether written or oral; application forms submitted by applicants for employment; other records related to hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other terms of compensation, and selection for training or apprenticeship; and records of training provided to or facilitated for employees.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-34-408. Employer record keeping--repository of discrimination complaints--definition - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-24-government-state/co-rev-st-sect-24-34-408/
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