Time Lines

• Any whistleblower employer must file a complaint to the Colorado State Personnel Board within 30 days of when the employee learns of the violation they are filing the complaint about. The agency mentioned in the complaint then must reply within 45 days.
  
  The hearing regarding the complaint must begin no later than 90 days after the complaint is filed, and can last no longer than one month.
  
  

Civil Lawsuits

• If there is no violation found by the State Personnel Board, the employee can still file a civil lawsuit without fear of retribution to recover any damages they may allege against a state agency.
  
  

Private Employees

• Employees of private companies engaged in business with the state are protected under similar laws when they view illegal activity within their company, but unlike with public employees, private employees must make an effort to provide the information they see to the company in question before filing a complaint to the State Personnel Board.