Previous posts on this blog have talked about how employees in the Denver area are protected under both federal and Colorado law from what is called retaliation.Although what is and is not retaliation can be a technical legal question, basically, it happens when an...
Month: August 2018
Separation agreements protect both sides
Positions in the workplace don’t last forever. Terminations happen, and it’s not always an enjoyable conversation to have on either end. Reasons for termination could be due to downsizing, reorganization or resignation. Regardless of the reason, a separation agreement...
Classification of exempt employees
Like many other states, Colorado actually has a minimum wage, $10.20 an hour, that is higher than that required by the federal government. Colorado's Wage Order also requires that employers pay their hourly employees time-and-a-half, $15.30 an hour, when they work...
Is your noncompete agreement enforceable?
You signed a noncompete agreement when you started working for your current employer a few years ago. Now, you would like to switch roles, but do not see an appropriate next step within the organization. You’ve decided that you would like to work for another firm, but...
Colorado law protects whistleblowers
Like other states, Colorado law affords protections to worker who witness illegal conduct in their workplaces and choose to do the right thing and report the behavior to the appropriate authorities. These so-called whistleblower laws prevent an employer from firing or...
