The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a sample Colorado Notice Regarding Government-Issued Identification Documents that employers can use to facilitate their compliance with a new Colorado law when they complete an employee’s I-9.
The Colorado law generally prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to surrender their government-issued identification documents, including those verifying employment eligibility. Employers cannot retain such documents for more than 10 hours when verifying employment eligibility. Employers must give employees written notice of these prohibitions and receive an employee acknowledgment.
CWC has published a sample Notice Regarding Government-Issued Identification Documents. The template provides the required notice language and includes an acknowledgment form that employers can incorporate into their onboarding or I-9 process.
Employers should review their employment eligibility verification and document retention procedures to ensure that they comply with Colorado’s restrictions on retaining government-issued identification documents.
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