Tag:labor and employment
5Q Series
Five Questions with Allison Derschang, BAM Family Law Associate Attorney
This week, we heard from Allison Derschang, an associate attorney and labor and employment lawyer at BAM Family Law.
Law Week -
Opinion
Key to Light Duty Accommodation Policies Is to Not Make Exceptions
Sherman & Howard labor and employment attorney Brooke Colaizzi explains the implications a recent Seventh Circuit opinion has for employers.
Opinion
Court Blocks EEOC Guidance on Transgender Bathroom and Pronoun Policies
John Melcon, an employment attorney at Sherman & Howard, discusses a recent federal court ruling blocking the EEOC from enforcing guidance addressing bathroom use and pronouns for transgender workers.
History
The Origin of the Paid Coffee Break
A 1956 Denver court case paved the way for paid coffee breaks when the 10th Circuit ruled mandatory breaks were too short to allow personal time.
Business
EEOC Hosts Roundtable on Racial Equity in Hiring
The EEOC and OFCCP kicked off a diversity in hiring initiative on Wednesday with a roundtable on racial equity and the workplace.
Corporate Counsel Insight
Colorado Adopts Farmworker Overtime Rules
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment adopted the state's first overtime rules for agricultural workers earlier this week.
People
Applications Open for 33 Judicial Nominating Commissions, DGS and Fisher Phillips Add Attorneys
Applications are open for 33 judicial nominating commissions across the state, and DGS and Fisher Phillips added attorneys this week.