Employment Law

National origin is a protected employment class under both federal law and Colorado law. As most employers know, that means it’s illegal to discriminate against an employee or applicant because of where they, their parents or their ancestors are from. What some...

Companies must have policies against sexual harassment. It’s crucial that there are specific steps for employees and supervisors to follow when someone has a complaint about any type of sexual harassment.  There are a few points to include in the response plan your...

Both hourly employees and non-exempt salaried employees are entitled to receive overtime pay in certain circumstances. If a company fails to pay workers overtime as required under federal and Colorado state laws, it could face wage claims from their staff. Not only...

As an employer, you need to be able to rely on your employees to show up and do the job that you hired them to perform. Workers who take unexpected leaves of absence can affect your business logistics. When someone will be gone for more than a few days, you may have...

Every time your company hires a new worker, whether they are your first employee or your four-hundredth, you take on some risk. That worker could get hurt on the job and make a major claim against your workers' compensation policy. They could make a mistake that hurts...

Federal and state laws make it clear that employers cannot discriminate based on protected characteristics. Someone's sex, medical condition, country of origin, religion or race should not influence whether they get a job, whether they keep a job or how much money...

The law governs much of what companies have to do in relation to their employees. For instance, discrimination is prohibited on the grounds of race, age, gender and other protected statuses. These are legal requirements that employers cannot ignore.  However,...