Colorado enacted key employment law updates for 2026, including reduced payroll premiums for the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Program and new rules clarifying how employers must calculate paid sick leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA).
Each year, Colorado raises the income threshold for the definition of a “highly compensated employee.” On January 1, 2026, the threshold is projected to increase
In early 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled a groundbreaking proposal to ban most traditional non-compete clauses in employment contracts across the United States.
Following Passage of the Restrictive Employments Agreement Act Last year, the Colorado legislature significantly revamped the state’s noncompetition and restrictive covenants statute. On August 10,
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and Healthy Families and Workplaces Act go into effect January 1, 2021.
In an effort to bolster the state’s pay-equity regulations, the Colorado legislature passed Senate Bill 19-085, entitled the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.” The Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2021, will impose a host of new regulations upon employers and make it easier for aggrieved employees to access the courts.
Marijuana and Employment Following the passage of Colorado’s Amendment 64 in 2012, employers and employees have faced a multitude of challenges and issues relating to
The Correct meaning of “At-Will Employment” and “Wrongful Discharge” In Colorado, the “at will” employment doctrine means that – as a general rule – an
The Use of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine to “Backdoor” a Noncompete Agreement in Colorado. Noncompete agreements in Colorado are generally disfavored. In fact, pursuant to
Boring but True: Four Rules on the Documentation of Employee Discipline Few things are less flashy than the process of creating a detailed personnel file