This Law Firm Publication by Holland & Hart LLP discusses Colorado's Job Protection and Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 2013, signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper on May 6, 2013. The new law, effective January 1, 2015, allows employees to recover compensatory and punitive damages against Colorado's small employers (with 1-14 employees), along with attorneys' fees and costs, back pay, front pay, interest and other potential relief. The law caps damages awards based on the size of the employer (1-4 employees, 5-15 employees and more than 15 employees). The new law also eliminates the age 70 cutoff for age discrimination claims brought under Colorado law.