Most contracts include specific terms in them that parties must agree to do business with one another. Employment agreements often contain the same language. Workers often find themselves shocked to learn that they must first pursue arbitration to resolve their...
One common claim that employees raise when they file employment discrimination, harassment or whistleblower lawsuits are about how their workplace became a hostile work environment. You must know what this concept describes so that you can avoid unnecessarily exposing...
Like other states, Colorado has an overtime pay law stipulating that overtime hours should be paid at 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate. An employee who earns $20 per hour normally would get $30 per hour when working overtime, for example. But when do you really...
Are you thinking of starting a small business without a partnership agreement? Maybe it’s just you and a co-worker who plan to leave the company you work for and start a business of your own. Maybe you and a close friend or acquaintance have a business idea you want...
Most employees work on an at-will basis. This means that you, as an employer, can fire them at any time. It also means they can quit at any time. Neither side is bound to anything, and even rules about giving two-weeks notice are not legally binding; they’re just what...
Have you had a co-worker or a supervisor make offensive comments and then, when you called them out on it, claim that they were just joking? This is a very common situation, as people will often use this as an excuse for whatever it was that they said, claiming that...
Imagine a situation in which you learn that you’re a victim of gender discrimination at your place of employment. You hope it passes, but even if it does, you know that you’re being treated poorly. Gender discrimination takes on many forms, including but not limited...
What makes a Colorado company unique can often make or break it. Commonly, intellectual property, like ideas, services, products and more, is essential to setting a company apart from competitors. As a result, protecting that property can prove crucial to ensuring...
