Employment Law Colorado
Discussion of Colorado employment law and legal issues.
Author: Peter Mullison is a lawyer in Denver. He is also licensed in California.
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Recent Posts from Employment Law Colorado
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Workplace Privacy and the 4th Amendment
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion last week, United States v. Barrows, that should a.) remind you to stay away from child pornography and; b.) convince you that your privacy rights in…
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New Colorado Wage Order Issued
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued Wage Order 23 yesterday, April 1st (no joke). The new wage order comes after Coloradans voted last year to increase the minimum wage to $6.85. Although the…
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When Employers Can be Held Liable for their Employees’ Crimes
Katrina Campbell Randolph over at The Recorder has an article that employers will want to spend some time reading. As Randolph reminds us, just as employers can be held civilly liable for the employee, it…
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Retaliation, Discrimination, and Tongue Studs
The 10th Court issued a decision on Tuesday that addresses retaliation for filing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge and sex discrimination. Piercy v. Maketa, relatively speaking, is fairly dense what with it providing…
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Workers’ Compensation and Contractors
Yesterday, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a decision that I wanted to share with my readers. While I don’t normally address workers’ compensation matters, I did find the opinion interesting. Somewhat surprisingly, the court…
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Family and Medical Leave Act - 10 Questions Employers Should Ask
Louis DiLorenzo over at the Labor and Employment Law Blog has put together a helpful checklist for employers to make sure they’re complying with the Family and Medical Leave Act. In a nutshell, the FMLA…
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Does a Settlement Agreement Bar Future Discrimination Claims?
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued Jencks v. Modern Woodmen of America, this past Monday addressing whether or not a settlement agreement waiving re-employment bars a plaintiff from suing for discrimination when she’s denied…
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Can I Deduct from an Employee’s Paycheck for Theft?
Under Colorado employment law, employers may deduct money from their employee’s (presumably, last) paycheck for loss due to theft. However, the employer must formally report the theft to a proper law enforcement agency and the…
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Employee Handbooks and Due Process
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued an opinion last week addressing changes in an employee handbook at Metropolitan State College of Denver in Saxe v. Board of Trustees of Metropolitan State College of Denver. This…
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Overhauling the National Labor Relations Act
Jim M. Walters over at Fulton County Daily Report writes about Congress’ attempt to overhaul the NLRA. In addition to changing the methodology for employees’ selection of their collective bargaining representatives, the Employee Free Choice…