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...
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...
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...
Last month, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved a set of rules that codify many of the requirements in the emergency order the State issued in the wake of the April 2017 accident in Firestone, Colorado. In that accident, a buildup of...
Under Dodd-Frank, employers may bar employee retaliation claims if the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) fails to hear the whistle. On February 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court did just that when it confirmed whistleblower protection under the...
