Amid tumultuous times in federal labor and employment law in 2025, Colorado's General Assembly has enacted several key modifications to laws impacting employers with Colorado employees – from wage-and-hour enforcement and...more
7/1/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Immigrants ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on June 3, 2025, signed House Bill (HB) 25-1208 into law in an effort to alleviate economic stress on the restaurant industry in Colorado by permitting localities to reduce the minimum wage for...more
6/12/2025
/ Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Polis ,
Labor Reform ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
Municipalities ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on June 5, 2025, resolving a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit split in the matter of Ames v. Ohio Dep't. of Youth Servs., 605 U.S. ____ (2025). The Supreme Court...more
6/10/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Legal History ,
McDonnell Douglas Formula ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Split of Authority ,
Title VII
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order on March 14, 2025, lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders (EOs) targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)...more
"Vague laws invite arbitrary power," U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland said in a ruling temporarily barring the Trump Administration from implementing parts of its...more
2/27/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Pending Litigation ,
Preliminary Injunctions