Equal Pay & Pay Equity
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, prohibits sex discrimination in the payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work in jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions in the same establishment.
The University is also committed to the principle of pay equity and expressly prohibits disparate pay on the basis of an employee's race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, military enlistment or veteran status. The University prohibits pay discrimination based on sex, discriminatory pay practices based on sex, and sex discrimination affecting compensation.
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Pay Transparency
Employees are not prohibited from discussing their salaries and/or compensation with other employees and non-employees. The University will not discharge, discipline, or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the University's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Pay Equity Study
The Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“Act”) and the accompanying Equal Pay Transparency Rules are intended to promote equity in compensation and opportunity. A primary tool for accomplishing the goal of equity in compensation and opportunity is requiring employers to be transparent in sharing opportunities with the employer’s entire workforce.