With the Supreme Court’s recent consolidated opinion on the affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and...more
During this legislative session, Colorado enacted more protections for employees in the workplace, including redefining what constitutes unlawful harassment, restricting confidentiality agreements, expanding the ability to...more
6/8/2023
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Colorado ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Harassment ,
Job Ads ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Separation Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unfair Labor Practices
Colorado’s 74th General Assembly convened the First Regular Session on January 9, 2023. As expected, there has been continued focus on labor and employment, with some particularly surprising proposals (not all of which have...more
5/31/2023
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Colorado ,
Compliance ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Equal Pay ,
Harassment ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws
Question: Our employee owes us money and has told us she wants the value of her paid time off (PTO) applied to her repayment obligations. Can we do this? What is required to pull the money from her paycheck?...more
It was an active year for Colorado employment-related legislation. Among the new laws passed this year, Senate Bill 22-234 expanded the information that employers must provide to employees upon separation from employment...more
Question: An employee whose work hours are based on nine-hour days (45 hours per week) is on parental leave. Would their Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave end when they reach 480 hours or 12 weeks (which would be 540...more
Almost one year has passed since the Colorado Supreme Court declared that employers must pay accrued but unused vacation time upon separation of employment. Colorado employers should consider the current landscape of employer...more
Federal, state, and local governments are now taking a stronger approach by requiring certain employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or otherwise regularly test negative for the virus. This article discusses the...more
10/26/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colorado ,
Contractors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Mandates ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Subcontractors ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations