For the thirteenth year in row, Hall & Evans proudly supported the Wheels of Justice team in the 2018 Courage Classic benefitting Children’s Hospital Colorado. The two-day cycling event through the Rocky Mountains is the single largest gathering of people coming...
There are inherent risks of injury and death in some sports and recreational activities. Companies that offer such activities, such as whitewater rafting, ziplining, skydiving, and horseback riding, routinely request that customers sign liability waivers to advise...
Colorado does not require employers to provide paid vacation or to establish vacation policies. Nonetheless, many employers do both. Employers commonly have use-it-or-lose-it policies, which limit the amount of vacation an employee may carry forward from year to...
The 2018 legislative session adjourned on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The 2018 legislative session marked the fourth consecutive year where one party controlled one legislative chamber and the other party controlled the other legislative chamber. Due to unusual...
Bruce Menk has been involved in Colorado High School Mock Trial continuously for the last 25 years. He started as a coach when his oldest daughter was in high school and coached a total of 11 years. During that time, he coached 3 State Champion teams, one of which...
The United States Supreme Court ruled on May 21, 2018 that employees who sign employment agreements to arbitrate claims must do so on an individual basis, and may not band together to enforce claims through class or collective actions. The opinion, penned by recently...
Benton Barton will be speaking at the Burns & McDonnell 9th Annual Joint In-House EPC-CLE program taking place in Kansas City, Missouri on May 17, 2018. Burns & McDonnell is one of the world’s largest and most-admired consulting and design-build firms,...
ERISA is a federal statute that regulates employee benefit plans. In many lawsuits which involve the adjudication of benefits under ERISA plans, plaintiffs often serve the U.S. Department of Labor Secretary pursuant to a provision in the statute which allows them to...
Matthew Ninneman is lead co-editor of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law’s 50-State Survey of Licensed Design Professional Stamping and Sealing Obligations. The ABA’s Forum on Construction Law Division 3 recently published the 50-State Survey as...
Benton Barton will be speaking at the “Intelligent Design: Informed and Proactive Approaches to Mitigate Risk and Avoid Claims” presentation at Hall & Evans’ Denver office on Wednesday, April 18th. Barbara Sable, a national risk management consultant with RLI...
