This particular law is fine. What I find concerning is the notion of <state where I don’t reside> enforcing its laws in such a way that I, a resident of <elsewhere> am affected.
Well the point is rather that a company is really trying not to do business in Colorado.
The law being discussed here only applies if the company employs someone on Colorado. So it would be hard to make the case that the company is trying not to do business in Colorado.
That’s an unavoidable effect of remote work. It blurs the boundaries between states/countries
And is also why full global remote will not happen. Governments will make sure that hiring people in their countries/states will remain annoying.
I'm not so sure. I could see the typical response being a compromise where the governments tolerate the unenforcability of their laws' against remote parties so long as the remote employer still pays local taxes. This would be to prevent a "just pay me in cryptocurrency" alternative from becoming popular.
EPTR is Colorado law affecting employers whose employees (>= 1) live in Colorado.