Tag:labor law

Best of the Best: Colorado ‘Lawyers of the Year’ Reflect on 2021-22

According to some of Colorado’s Lawyers of the Year, they navigated a fluctuating economy, made pandemic progress and more.

Pandemic Opened a Bevy of Labor and Employment Law Questions to Outlast COVID

The pandemic changed many aspects of life. In labor and employment law, there are a lot of new and unknown considerations raised by COVID.

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.

Class Action Complaint Claims Amazon Broke Colorado Labor Laws

A former Amazon worker claims that employment policies violated Colorado labor laws, according to a class action complaint.

Farmworker Advocates Say Proposed Overtime Rules Don’t Go Far Enough

Proposed rules for Colorado’s farmworker bill of rights don't fix historical inequities say labor, immigrant and Latino community advocates.

Hard Times Ahead for Employers Under New NLRB

The NLRB in July ruled that Scabby the Rat can be displayed at union boycotts or protests. Employers can expect more labor-friendly decisions from the labor board, which has a Democratic majority as of Aug. 27.

Supreme Court Expands Private Property Rights Against Government Regulation

In a victory for private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a California law requiring agricultural landowners to give union organizers temporary access to their property was a government taking that automatically entitled the landowners to compensation.

Supreme Court: Mandatory Union Organizer Visits Are “Takings”

A Supreme Court decision deemed labor union organizer visits to farmlands are takings. It may indicate continued hostility for negotiations.