Colorado Real Estate Deeds

Title of real property is transferred from one person or entity to another using legal documents called deeds. Colorado recognizes a number of different types of deeds. The fundamental components of a deed and five typical Colorado real estate deeds will be covered in this post. A deed: what is it?A legal document known as […]

The Colorado POWR ACT in a Nutshell

The Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act, signed into law in Colorado, significantly expands employee protecttion and modifies employer obligations related to employment discrimination and harassment. It broadly impacts areas like harassment definitions, nondisclosure agreements, and record-keeping requirements.  In essence, the POWR Act aims to:

Hiring and Separation Forms

If you haven’t hired or encountered job separations since January 1, 2022, “new” forms are required by Colorado law. Hiring: Colorado requires employersto report Independent Contractors, (self-employed or contract employees), as new hires, if they provided their Social Security Number for tax purposes.If they provided a Federal tax ID (FEIN), you do not need to report […]

Forfeited Vacation Policies

The hallmark CO Supreme Court ruling in Nieto v. Clark’s Market, Inc., 488 P.3d 1140 (Colo. 2021) when an employer chooses to provide vacation pay, it cannot be forfeited once earned. All vacation pay that is earned must be paid upon job separation. Accordingly, any policy or agreement stating employees forfeit earned vacation under any […]