On May 16, 2019, Governor Polis signed into law Colorado House Bill 19-1120, which enables minor clients to obtain mental health services without parental permission starting at 12 years old. The law took effect upon signature. The stated legislative intent behind...
Effective July 1, 2019, the Colorado legislature enacted C.R.S. § 25-51-101, also known as the Colorado Candor Act (“Candor”). Candor allows families, health care providers, and facilities to engage in discussions about adverse health care incidents, with the goal of...
Every day brings a dramatic new story about illnesses and deaths claimed to be tied to e-cigarettes, also known as vapes. E-cigarettes allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, as opposed to smoke (the conduit for nicotine in traditional cigarettes). To date, several...
As the intellectual and developmental service system has evolved from one focused on providing services in large institutions – often far from a person’s home and community – to one based on a flexible dynamic system of supports close to home and community, the...
Following various national personal data security breaches, there has been significant legislative activity at federal and state levels of government to strengthen consumers’ personal information protection. At the state level, legislatures have enacted...
With the prevalence of interns and unpaid volunteers in the workforce, what happens if an individual suffers discrimination while in their role as intern or volunteer? Can interns and volunteers take advantage of traditional employment law torts to vindicate their...
