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Can an Employer Require its Employees to get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

June 22, 2021 by Hollie L. Wieland

View an article from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance As citizens around the world receive COVID vaccinations, both workplaces and employees should be aware of the legal considerations for U.S. employers who require their employees to receive the vaccine as a condition of employment or of continued employment. […]

Filed Under: Employee Law

June 14, 2021 – Colorado Supreme Court Rules: An Employee’s Earned Vacation Is Compensation that cannot be Forfeited

June 21, 2021 by Hollie L. Wieland

In a June 14, 2021 ruling, Colorado’s Supreme Court examined whether, under Colorado law, “an employer must pay an employee’s earned but unused vacation pay upon separation from employment despite an agreement purporting to forfeit the employee’s right to such payment.” In this particular matter, Plaintiff Carmen Nieto was terminated from Clark’s Market, which had […]

Filed Under: Employee Law

Colorado’s “Public Health Emergency” Workplace Whistleblower Protections

July 15, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

On July 11, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed Colorado House Bill 20-1415 into law, granting Colorado workers protections from discrimination or retaliation when they raise health and safety concerns related to a “public health emergency” (such as the current COVID-19 pandemic). Specifically, this new law prohibits “a principal”—which includes an “employer” as defined by the […]

Filed Under: 1st Amendment, Blog Post, Colorado, Employee Law

With Passage of the CROWN Act of 2020, Colorado Prohibits Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Hair

June 22, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

On March 6, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020 (CROWN Act) into law. When Colorado’s Governor signed the document, Colorado became just the fifth state in the nation to pass this civil rights legislation; Colorado joined California, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia […]

Filed Under: 1st Amendment, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Employee Law

COVID-19 and Colorado Critical Businesses: Critical Employees Required to Wear Masks, and, If Possible, Gloves

April 21, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

On April 17, 2020, Governor Jared Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 39. Effective for 30 days “unless extended further,” this newest coronavirus emergency order delineates requirements for the wearing of face coverings and gloves by those employees who are deemed “critical” because they are working in an essential business or working to maintain critical […]

Filed Under: COVID-19

Gig Workers, Independent Contractors & Self-Employed Individuals: Unemployment Insurance Benefits, the Federal Cares Act and the U.S. Department Of Labor

April 8, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

The federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes several provisions related to unemployment insurance benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor (DoL) regularly posts press releases and other documents to assist individuals with sections of the CARES Act and its relief provisions – including the relevant information that is aimed at workers […]

Filed Under: Blog Post, COVID-19, Employee Law

Coronavirus and Colorado Businesses – Information for “Closed” and “Critical” Businesses and Employees

April 6, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

Employers and Employees concerned about their workplace under Colorado’s recent “Stay-at-Home” Executive and Public Health Orders should read through this Official Colorado State website:  https://covid19.colorado.gov/stay-home-except-essential-needs.  That webpage includes helpful information regarding Governor Jared Polis’ Orders, including a PDF from Colorado’s Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) titled “Guidance on Critical vs. Non-Critical Business Professions” as well […]

Filed Under: Blog Post, COVID-19, Employee Law

COVID-19: Employers and Employees

March 30, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

During the spread of this pandemic, we sit in the midst of a moving landscape for employers and employees – no one knows the full scope of what will occur in the coming days, weeks, and months, nor knows how the law will change to meet the rising workplace challenges presented by COVID-19. As a […]

Filed Under: Blog Post, COVID-19, Employee Law

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