Opinion

Opinion

When Should You Return to Work After a Workers Comp Claim?

Injured workers may want to return to work as quickly as possible after they get better but when is the best time — legally?
Kelsey Johnson

International Child Abduction Pro Bono Case Poses Unique Challenge for Local Firm

DGS took pro bono representation of a Romanian Hague Convention case through a referral from the Hague Convention Attorney Network.
Charles Luce

It’s Open Season on Soliciting Business Owners

An extraordinary thing happened to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct six months before everyone was ordered home to their COVID-19 bunkers: the prohibition on soliciting potential business clients was virtually abolished.
Opinion

Midyear Updates for Colorado’s Workplaces

As summer 2021 comes to a close, there have been a number of compliance-related updates — even beyond COVID-19-related changes — to Colorado’s employment laws that employers across industries should be aware of.
Opinion

Supreme Court Expands Private Property Rights Against Government Regulation

In a victory for private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a California law requiring agricultural landowners to give union organizers temporary access to their property was a government taking that automatically entitled the landowners to compensation.
Opinion

District Court Denies Plaintiff of Colorado’s Equal Pay Law

Last week, the district court denied a plaintiff's Equal Pay Law request in Rocky Mountain Association of Recruiters v. Moss.
Jaycey DeHoyos

Appeal Permanent Orders or Move to Modify Parenting? Recent Legislation Says You Can Do...

Colorado lawmakers overturned a state Supreme Court decision — now district courts retain continuous jurisdiction to hear motions to modify. 
Opinion

How to Succeed at Co-Parenting in a Pandemic and Beyond

Co-parenting in a pandemic introduces a host of new questions. From vaccines to quarantines, here's one attorney's best advice.
Sarah Mercer, Mike Feeley, Melissa Kuipers Blake, Doug Friednash, Jia Meeks

Key Takeaways from the 2021 Legislative Session

The 2021 Colorado legislative session has ended. Here is a summary of several of the most high-profile pieces of legislation this session.
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The Future of Marijuana Taxation: The MORE Act Could Mean More Complications for the...

While cannabis legalization is old news in Colorado, changes at the federal level will have a material impact on Colorado businesses.