Jul 8, 2020 | COMMISSIONS, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, WAGE
Sales commissions and performance-based bonuses are a common payment structure for many Colorado employees. Under Colorado law, employers have the same legal obligation to pay commissions as they do wages. Unfortunately, not all employers can be relied upon to pay...
Nov 14, 2019 | AT WILL, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, PUBLIC POLICY, WRONGFUL TERMINATION
Today, most employees know that satisfactory job performance doesn’t guarantee job security. Mass layoffs, reduction in companies’ workforce, and job turnover have become part of everyday life. Despite these common occurrences, employers cannot fire workers illegally...
Sep 4, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, OWBPA, SEPARATION AGREEMENT, SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
When a job separation occurs, for any involuntary reason, the anxiety can be overwhelming. Some employers will offer severance agreements to employees. However, companies do not provide these separation packages out of the goodness of their hearts. A severance...
Aug 9, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
Today we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act which revised the Colorado Anti-Discrimination act by extending employment non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ residents, declaring that employers cannot discriminate based on sexual...
Aug 5, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Although today’s unemployment rate has dropped significantly lower than its peak of 10% in 2009, what hasn’t changed is the time it takes to find a job after you have been let go. For the average worker, conducting a job search after a lay off can mean 5 to 6 months...