[pilom]

I posted this elsewhere in this thread but it applies here as well: The way the Colorado law is written there is nothing wrong with posting what you think the salary range is and then actually hiring someone outside of that range _if you can justify it_. Someone didn't meet a required skill in the posting, feel free to offer them less. Someone is severely overqualified for the position you posted but you still want them, feel free to pay them more.

It also only applies to companies with at least one employee in Colorado.

[nieksand]

Who do I have to justify it to? What makes said entity qualified and competent to evaluate my justification? What criteria will be used to determine if my justification is valid?

[lotsofpulp]

Exactly, Colorado should have kept the law nice and clean. As long as the job offer is above the minimum pay advertised, then the employer has nothing to worry about. The market would have sorted out the rest (forcing employer to list "appropriate" salary ranges). If it did not force employers to list appropriate salary ranges, then that is a sign to not sell that type of labor.