Employers Pondering Layoffs Have Tough Choices, New Options
Nearly 17 million Americans have filed for unemployment since mid-March. With COVID-19 likely to keep much of the U.S. economy shut down through at...
EPA’s COVID-19 Enforcement Policy ‘Not a License to Pollute’
The Environmental Protection Agency on March 26 announced a temporary policy of relaxed enforcement of some environmental legal obligations due to COVID-19.
The policy, which...
Federal and Colorado Governments Unveil Paid Leave Responses to COVID-19
The federal government and Colorado are proposing widely varied approaches for helping employers and workers weather the possibility of a spike in needs for...
When It Comes to Pandemics, Don’t Panic —Plan for It
In the two months since COVID-19 first appeared in central China, the novel coronavirus has made more than 100,000 ill, rattled markets and led...
CCPA Draft Regulations 2.0
Earlier this month the California Attorney General’s Office released revisions of proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act, the much-anticipated data privacy law...
Coming Together on Workers’ Compensation Law
A bill introduced in Colorado’s legislature makes a package of changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act ranging from procedural clarifications to changes that overturn...
Continuing the Momentum
Colorado is behind many other states in the number of women on corporate boards, and the U.S. as a whole has a long way...
Fractional and Flexible
Sometimes inspiration hits when you’re inching through traffic during a snowstorm.
A few years ago, Bill Berger was driving through a blizzard to his job...
State Bill Amends Legal Activity Employment Law
In 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in favor of a company that fired an employee for his off-duty marijuana use. Now, the state...
New Year Marks Beginning of Another Gig Economy Fight
The start of 2020 has been tumultuous for California gig workers.
California’s Assembly Bill 5 went into effect Jan. 1, bringing changes to the definitions...