Tag: Colorado Supreme Court

In Colorado, Holiday Incentive Pay Must Be Included When Calculating Regular Rate

By Steven Eheart, Attorney, Holland & Hart LLP Dec 9, 2024 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Dec 9, 2024

On January 12, 2024, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as two other states not included in Mountain West Employment Law Letter) asked the Colorado Supreme Court to clarify whether holiday incentive pay must be included when calculating an employee’s […]

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Colorado Legislature Passes Paid Sick Leave, Other Bills Affecting Employers

By Brad Williams, Attorney, Holland & Hart LLP Jul 16, 2020 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 16, 2020

In an extraordinary legislative session interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic—which led to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that lawmakers could reconvene after initially adjourning in late March 2020, despite a constitutional provision limiting regular sessions to “one hundred and twenty calendar days”—the Colorado General Assembly passed a number of important bills affecting employers.