Colorado generally prohibits restrictive covenants, except in narrow circumstances. On May 8, 2025, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill 25-083, which imposes three significant new limitations on the use of restrictive...more
Many state and local government employment laws go into effect this summer. Here is a non-exhaustive list of mid-year employment law updates. ...more
7/30/2024
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On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued final guidance on workplace harassment. The guidance is effective immediately and is the first time the EEOC has updated its workplace harassment...more
Many state and local government employment laws go into effect on January 1, 2024. Here is a non-exhaustive list of 24 employment law updates to ring in the New Year...more
Previously, in November 2023, the City of Chicago passed the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance to go into effect December 31, 2023. This new law required employers to provide Chicago employees up to 40 hours...more
Chicago employers will soon need to ensure that they provide leave in accordance with a new Chicago law. Specifically, on December 31, 2023, the Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance will go into effect in the...more
Just in time for the summer holidays, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued an opinion letter providing guidance regarding calculating the amount of leave used when an employee takes federal Family and...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) for Nursing Mothers Act into law. The law went into effect immediately, as we previously reported. The United States Department...more
5/26/2023
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Historically, a pregnant woman with a “normal” pregnancy was not considered “disabled” under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and, therefore, there was no requirement for employers to provide her with a reasonable...more
1/13/2023
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In November 2020, Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative for a state-run paid family leave benefits program. Under Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (“FAMLI”) program, employees and most employers will make...more
The Equal Opportunity Clause in federal contracts requires employers to post a notice for employees regarding nondiscrimination. The Officer of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) adopted a new updated poster. In...more
Federal law requires employers to post a notice for employees regarding federal anti-discrimination laws. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) provides the notice, and the EEOC recently released an updated...more