There is a popular country & western song by Keith Urban entitled, “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” However, as the political landscape in Colorado has changed over the past two decades it’s become increasingly clear that blue is the color of…
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A Portrait in Blue: Recent Developments in Colorado Employment Laws (Part 1)
Posted in Labor & Employment
Top 5 Tips For Managing Employees During The Election Season And Beyond
If you could not tell from the political commercials, candidate signs on every lawn, and nonstop news coverage, the 2020 election is in full swing. Early voting has started in many states and over 20 million people have already voted.…
Posted in Labor & Employment, Politics at work
Considerations for Addressing Coronavirus and Other Epidemics in the Workplace
As the evolving coronavirus virus (COVID-19) first discovered in China continues to grow in both China and other countries including the United States, businesses here need to consider a number of factors in preparing a response plan. One of the most…
Five Ways to Simplify Your Employee Benefit Plan Administration For 2020 and Beyond
As we get ready for 2020 (and beyond) here are five hot employee benefits ideas to implement in order to make your employee benefit plan administration easier: 1. Adopt (or update) Cafeteria Plan and Wrap Plan Document for Health and…
Posted in Benefits, Labor & Employment
Countdown to 2020: Five Hot Compliance Tips to Keep HR Professionals Out of Hot Water
It is time to make sure you are ready for 2020 (and beyond). Here are five (5) hot HR compliance issues you should be tracking and implementing: New Salary Thresholds for Exempt Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act Effective…
Posted in Benefits, Labor & Employment
IRS Sets March 31, 2020 Deadline for 403(b) Plan Document Compliance
The United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has released Revenue Procedure 2019-39, which sets forth a March 31, 2020 deadline by which tax-qualified 403(b) plans must have plan documents that fully comply with the 403(b) requirements. A 403(b) plan…
Posted in Labor & Employment, Tax
#No Filter: Terminating an Employee for Social Media Posts – Part 2
Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees did on their own time and workplace misconduct. Those bygone times, however, have been replaced by a…
Posted in Labor & Employment, Social Media
Texas’ Expansion of Medical Marijuana May Impact Employers
Texas has largely avoided the wave of marijuana legalization sweeping the country and the accompanying legal complications that have come along for the ride. Those days may be numbered as the Texas Legislature recently passed a significant expansion of the…
Posted in Cannabis, Labor & Employment
Don’t Say That! … Or Do? New Court Guidance on Employer Statements in Union Organizing Campaigns
Misconceptions Here, There and Everywhere. I often advise employers large and small on what to do (and what not to do) during union organizing campaigns. I am continually surprised at how many employers have misconceptions about the do’s and don’ts…
Posted in Labor & Employment, Union
Dallas Paid Sick Leave Ordinance – What You Need to Know
Update: On July 30, 2019, two Dallas-area businesses filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Dallas Paid Sick Leave ordinance from going into effect on August 1. The lawsuit, brought by the Texas Public Policy Foundation on behalf of ESI/Employee…
Posted in Labor & Employment, paid sick leave
