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A Tipster’s Refuge: Colorado Significantly Expands Health, Safety, and Fraud Whistleblower Protections

As summer starts to sizzle in Colorado, and the Colorado General Assembly closes its session, employers have seen a flurry of new laws affecting Colorado employees. Among them are now expanded protections for whistleblowers. ...more

6/10/2022 / Colorado , Employer Liability Issues , Labor Reform , New Legislation , State Labor Laws , Whistleblower Protection Policies , Whistleblowers

HB 22-1317: A New, More Restrictive Era for Restrictive Covenants in Colorado

The 2022 legislative session of Colorado’s General Assembly closed with a bang. Among a number of new bills affecting employers, perhaps none was as closely watched as HB 22-1317, which provides substantial changes to...more

5/16/2022 / Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Labor Reform , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Pending Legislation , Regulatory Agenda , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

Colorado Criminalizes Certain Restrictive Covenants

Colorado’s legal landscape continues to shift. Through one sentence in a 304-page bill enacted in 2021, SB 21-271 criminalized violations of Colorado’s restrictive-covenant statute, section 8-2-113, C.R.S. Effective March 1,...more

1/7/2022 / Corporate Counsel , Criminal Liability , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Former Employee , Hiring & Firing , Labor Reform , Labor Regulations , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , State Labor Laws

Denver and its Neighbors Return to Work: Mayor Announces Expiration of Stay-at-Home Order and Ushers in Period of COVID-19 “Relief...

At a press conference on May 5, 2020, City and County of Denver, Colorado Mayor Michael Hancock announced that Denver’s “Stay at Home” Order will expire on May 8, 2020. Shortly after, Boulder County, Jefferson County, and the...more

5/8/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Re-Opening Guidelines , Return-to-Work Agreements , Workplace Safety

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Issues Emergency Rule and FAQs Addressing Employees Concerned about Returning to the...

As the nuances of Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s “Safer at Home” Order continue to reveal themselves to Colorado employers resuming operations, one more state agency has weighed in: the Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD)....more

5/7/2020 / Anti-Retaliation Provisions , CARES Act , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) , Re-Opening Guidelines , Return-to-Work Agreements , Workplace Safety

Denver Joins a Growing Number of Colorado Municipalities Mandating Face Coverings While in Public

Late on Friday, May 1, 2020, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced that the City and County of Denver will join other Colorado municipalities, as well as several private retailers and transportation providers, in requiring...more

5/6/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Employer Liability Issues , Health and Safety , Personal Protective Equipment , Retail Market , Workplace Safety

Reducing Redundancy: Colorado Repeals its State-Specific Employment Verification Requirement

Effective August 10, 2016, Colorado has eliminated the requirement that employers collect and retain state employment verification forms for each new hire. The Colorado General Assembly concluded that the state collection...more

8/19/2016 / Employer Liability Issues , Form I-9 , Hiring & Firing , Record Retention , Required Forms , USCIS , Verification Requirements

Pre-and Post-Partum Protection: Colorado Enacts A Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

States and municipalities around the country are increasingly providing more protection for pregnant employees. As recently as April 2016, San Francisco became the first municipality to enact fully paid parental leave for up...more

6/9/2016 / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , Anti-Discrimination Policies , Employer Liability Issues , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Discrimination , Reasonable Accommodation , Title VII , Young v United Parcel Service

Utah Enacts Post-Employment Restrictions Act

A growing number of states are tightening conditions on restrictive covenants. The start of 2016 saw Oregon and Alabama enact higher barriers to the enforcement of non-compete agreements in those states. As of March 22,...more

4/1/2016 / Contract Drafting , Corporate Counsel , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Contract , Hiring & Firing , Non-Compete Agreements , Non-Solicitation Agreements , Restrictive Covenants , Severance Agreements

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