Let’s be honest: For many people, texting has replaced calling. They barely ever use their phones to talk, like traditional phones, but far more often use them to send and receive quick messages. They may do this through standard messaging apps or through third-party...
If you have an employee who is not doing the job you hired them to do, you might be ready to let them go. You can hire someone new to fill the role, and you feel like you’ll be able to get someone better. Before you decide to fire that worker, it’s important to make...
Your relationship with your employer has definitely not been a match made in heaven. You dislike your boss and the work environment. You wake up every day dreading the whole idea of showing up to work. Things finally got overwhelming one day and you threatened to...
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...
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...
Hiring employees for the first time is an important milestone for any business. But if business owners aren’t careful, they can easily violate employment laws and expose themselves to lawsuits without realizing it.In our last post, we described two of the most...
One of the biggest milestones for small business owners is hiring employees. While being able to add employees to your team is a great sign -- and a great way to take some of the pressure off of your own shoulders -- it can also expose you to law violations if you are...
We often hear the term “wrongful termination” used in the media and in casual conversation. You may think you know what wrongful termination means, but if your business has been accused of wrongfully terminating an employee, then you need to know the true...
Law Week Colorado recently featured an interesting story about employees’ use of personal email to send business-related messages. Today, nearly everyone has a personal email account as well as a business email account, and problems can arise when the two are...
Allegations of racial discrimination are something that all Colorado businesses must take extremely seriously, whether the company wants to believe the claims are true or not.This week, it was reported that a federal jury in Denver awarded plaintiffs in a racial...
