As the June 30, 2026 effective date of Colorado’s burdensome AI law rapidly approaches, there are new developments that complicate its implementation and raise questions about whether it will ever be implemented in its current form.
First, on April 27, 2026, a federal magistrate judge stayed enforcement of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination in AI Law (the “CO
Quick Hit: In 2024, Colorado enacted the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”), the most comprehensive measure regulating the use of AI in the nation. As the law’s June 30, 2026 effective date approaches, and given the significant concerns raised about the AI Act, on March 17, 2026, the Colorado AI Policy Work Group (the “Work Group”)
On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14365, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (the “EO”). The order identifies “excessive state regulation” as an obstacle to the Administration’s policy of “sustain[ing] and enhanc[ing] the United States’ global AI dominance through a minimally burdensome national policy framework for AI” (the “AI
Spikes in large-scale layoffs and anxiety over AI-driven job losses have put renewed focus on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Recent months have seen unusually high levels of WARN notices nationwide, with more than 39,000 workers receiving WARN notifications in October 2025 alone and even higher totals earlier in the year.