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Article Index » colorado: 10 Most Recent Articles Report Link Colorado Broadens Ban on Sexual Orientation Discrimination.Jackson Lewis LLP - June 27, 2008 Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed into law a controversial bill prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in public accommodations, union membership, housing, and a number of other commercial areas. The new law—Senate Bill 200—went into effect on May 29, 2008, and expands upon the protections added by the 2007 amendments to Colorado’s civil rights law, which banned sexual orientation and religious discrimination in employment. The bill defines sexual orientation as “a person’s orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or transgender status or another person’s perception thereof.” Report Link Colorado Court Clarifies When Covenants Not to Compete and Solicit Customers and Employees May Be Enforced Against Executives, Managers and Their Professional Staff.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 14, 2007 Like many states, Colorado will not enforce a covenant not to compete unless it fits within a specific exception to the general rule of unenforceability. Unlike most states, however, Colorado permits agreements not to compete with executives, management level employees, or "professional staff to executive and management level personnel" even if the employer is unable to show that the employee possesses trade secrets. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 8-2-113(2)(d). Phoenix Capital, Inc. v. Dowell, 2007 Colo. App. LEXIS 1401, (Colo. App. July 26, 2007)Report Link Colorado Bans Workplace Discrimination Based on Sexual OrientationJackson Lewis LLP - August 07, 2007 A significant amendment to Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act ("CADA") will go into effect on August 8, 2007. The amendment prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or religion. Prior to the amendment, the CADA protected employees based on race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, and ancestry. Report Link Colorado Amends Law to Add Sexual Orientation and Religion to the List of Classes Protected from Employment Discrimination.Ford & Harrison LLP - June 06, 2007 On May 25, 2007, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter approved legislation expanding Colorado's ban on employment discrimination to include sexual orientation and religion. The law's amendment makes Colorado the 19th state to ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The other states are: New Jersey, California, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C., Washington state, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Report Link Colorado Employers Faced With the Nation's Strictest Employment Verifications Requirement.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 18, 2006 Faced with mounting political pressure, the Colorado Legislature convened a special legislative session and passed several new immigration laws. This article outlines two of these laws which require employers to verify the legal status of its employees, and impose fines and loss of state government contracts as penalties for noncompliance. Report Link Colorado Division of Labor Issues Important Clarification of Management Overtime Exemption Test.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - November 02, 2005 Managers in the Retail and Service, Commercial Support Service, Food and Beverage, and Health and Medical industries must meet overtime exemption tests under both state and federal to be considered "exempt" in Colorado. There are significant differences between state and federal law. For example, while managers may be considered exempt under the federal "primary duty" test under federal law, the same is not necessarily true under Colorado state law. Instead, under Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 22, managers "must spend a minimum of 50% of the workweek in duties directly related to supervision" in order to satisfy the "Executive or Supervisor" exemption in Colorado. Report Link Colorado Supreme Court Says No Individual Officer Liability [PDF File].Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. - February 11, 2003 In the closely watched case of Leonard v. McMorris, the Colorado Supreme Court just held that corporate officers are not personally liable for a corporation’s unpaid wages to its employees under the Colorado Wage Claim Act.
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July 10, 2008 Shaw ValenzaThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActNew London
2008-7-16 Jackson Lewis LLPThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
2008-7-16 Jackson Lewis LLPFree Lunchtime Webinar: Protecting Company Assets: Trade Secrets, Non-Competition, And The World Of Restrictive Covenants: Will The Courts Really Enforce These Agreements?Online
July 17, 2008 Fisher & PhillipsDealing With HR Dilemmas In The Digital AgeMelville
2008-7-17 Jackson Lewis LLPDealing With HR Dilemmas In The Digital AgeIrving
2008-7-17 Jackson Lewis LLPComplimentary Breakfast Briefing for In-House Counsel, Senior Management and HR ProfessionalsMemphis
July 22, 2008 Ford & HarrisonInternal Influences /Protecting Your Workplace From Distraction And Destruction - Part IIRiverhead
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