Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act

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The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act is a state civil rights law that prohibits discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of protected characteristics including race, sex, religion, and sexual orientation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-discrimination law
civil rights law
state statute
appliesIn State of Colorado courts
appliesTo businesses offering public accommodations
employers
employment agencies
labor organizations
landlords
property managers
containsProvision ban on discriminatory denial of services in public accommodations
ban on discriminatory employment practices
ban on discriminatory housing practices
country United States of America
enforcedBy Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Colorado Civil Rights Division
hasNotableCase Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
jurisdiction Colorado
surface form: State of Colorado
language English
legalArea anti-discrimination law
employment law
housing law
public accommodations law
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf age
ancestry
color
creed
disability
familial status
gender identity
marital status
national origin
race
religion
sex
sexual orientation
veteran status
protectsGroup LGBTQ+ individuals
racial minorities
religious minorities
provides administrative complaint process for discrimination claims
remedies for victims of unlawful discrimination
purpose prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations
regulates employment
housing
public accommodations
shortName CADA
subjectTo interpretation by Colorado appellate courts

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Colorado Civil Rights Commission legalBasis Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. regulatingLaw Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act