Accommodation of Mental Disabilities
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        October 21, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                Requests for accommodation of mental disabilities, such as anxiety and depression, by employees are becoming more and more common. 
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Colorado Supreme Court Holds that Statute of Limitations for Minimum Wage and Overtime Claims is Two Years for Non-Willful Violations and Three Years for Willful Violations, Not Six Years
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        September 30, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which governs federal minimum wage and overtime requirements, clearly provides that the statute of limitations for violations is two years for non-willful violations and three years for willful violations.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Can An Employer Fire an Employee for Making Unpopular Public Comments?
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        September 23, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there has been a wave of commentary on the Internet and elsewhere.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to Begin Imposing Fines for Violations of the Colorado Secure Savings Program Act
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        September 11, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                Under the Colorado Secure Savings Program Act, Colorado employers in operation for two or more years, with five or more employees, are required to provide retirement plans to their employees.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                The Employment Consequences of Love on the Jumbotron
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        July 31, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                It started innocently enough: on July 16, 2025, at a Coldplay concert, a man and a woman were projected on the Jumbotron embracing in an “awe isn’t that cute” moment.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                What to do When Misappropriation of Information by an Employee Includes Patient Information
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        July 17, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                Misappropriation of trade secrets and other confidential and/or proprietary company information has become all too common.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Same Employment Discrimination Standards Apply to Plaintiffs who are Members of a Majority Group
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        June 18, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                Same Employment Discrimination Standards Apply to Plaintiffs who are Members of a Majority Group
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Recap of 2025 Colorado Legislative Session - Employment Law
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        June 4, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                In 2025, the Colorado legislature again demonstrated its keen interest in workplace legislation.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Governor Polis Vetoes Amendments to Labor Peace Act
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        May 27, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                On May 16, Colorado Governor Jared Polis vetoed amendments to the Labor Peace Act, which would have made it easier for unions to require employees who are not union members to pay union dues.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Colorado Employment Law: An Eye-Opening Experience
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        April 2, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                Colorado employment law has changed recently in ways that many would find surprising.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Ballot Initiative Would Eliminate At-Will Employment in Colorado
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        March 20, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                In the 2026 election, Colorado voters will be presented with a ballot initiative that would eliminate at-will employment in Colorado.
                 
                                              
                             
                  
                              
                Implications of President Trump’s Executive Order on DEI for Private-Sector Employers
                
                                 
                                                
                                
                                                                                        
                                      
                  
                                                          	                                        
                                        
                                                                                      
                               
                                                                                      
                                                                                                        
                                    
                                                    By: Colin A. Walker
                  
                                    
                  
                  
                                       
                
                                                        February 10, 2025
                                     
                
	
               
                
                                                
                On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 2025-02097, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”