Task Force Related to the Rights of Coloradans with Disabilities - Rewrite Subcommittee

Below are the ideas under consideration by the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) Rewrite Subcommittee relating to public accommodations and caps on damages for discrimination in cases of housing, employment or access to a "public entity" or "place of public accommodation".

None of the ideas constitute formal recommendations at this time and the ideas are being presented strictly for stakeholder feedback to be considered by the subcommittee. In some cases, competing, parallel or complementary ideas are presented for addressing challenges or barriers to gather feedback on multiple approaches discussed. The subcommittees may revise, discard or advance any one or more of the ideas as recommendations later this year.

Members of the public are invited to answer any or all of the following questions about each idea:

1. What do you see as the strengths or benefits of this change to current Colorado law?
2. What would be any areas of concern, unintended consequences or other implications?
3. Do you have specific revisions, additions or key elements relating to this particular idea that you would like the subcommittee to consider?

Below are the ideas under consideration by the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) Rewrite Subcommittee relating to exhausting administrative remedies, timelines for filing claims and emotional distress damages. 

None of the ideas constitute formal recommendations at this time and the ideas are being presented strictly for stakeholder feedback to be considered by the subcommittee. In some cases, competing, parallel or complementary ideas are presented for addressing challenges or barriers to gather feedback on multiple approaches discussed. The subcommittees may revise, discard or advance any one or more of the ideas as recommendations later this year.

Members of the public are invited to answer any or all of the following questions about each idea:

1. What do you see as the strengths or benefits of this change to current Colorado law?
2. What would be any areas of concern, unintended consequences or other implications?
3. Do you have specific revisions, additions or key elements relating to this particular idea that you would like the subcommittee to consider?

The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) subcommittee has identified the following terms that should be defined in Colorado Revised Statutes. Some of these are defined in federal law (ADA). Other definitions would incorporate standards from case law or other sources. The group is proposing that all definitions be directly incorporated into Colorado law.

None of the ideas constitute formal recommendations at this time and the ideas are being presented strictly for stakeholder feedback to be considered by the subcommittee. In some cases, competing, parallel or complementary ideas are presented for addressing challenges or barriers to gather feedback on multiple approaches discussed. The subcommittees may revise, discard or advance any one or more of the ideas as recommendations later this year.

Members of the public are invited to answer any or all of the following questions about each idea:

1. What do you see as the strengths or benefits of this change to current Colorado law?
2. What would be any areas of concern, unintended consequences or other implications?
3. Do you have specific revisions, additions or key elements relating to this particular idea that you would like the subcommittee to consider?