The 2022 legislative session of Colorado’s General Assembly closed with a bang. Among a number of new bills affecting employers, perhaps none was as closely watched as HB 22-1317, which provides substantial changes to...more
Colorado’s legal landscape continues to shift. Through one sentence in a 304-page bill enacted in 2021, SB 21-271 criminalized violations of Colorado’s restrictive-covenant statute, section 8-2-113, C.R.S. Effective March 1,...more
1/7/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
On September 20, 2018, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued an impressive 41-page decision on the scope of arbitration agreements and the duty of loyalty in Colorado, Digital Landscape Inc. v. Media Kings LLC, 2018 COA 142...more
10/3/2018
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Confidential Information ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Employment Contract ,
Implied Covenants ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Misappropriation ,
Trade Secrets
A growing number of states are tightening conditions on restrictive covenants. The start of 2016 saw Oregon and Alabama enact higher barriers to the enforcement of non-compete agreements in those states. As of March 22,...more