As 2018 heads toward its close and planning begins for 2019, thoughts will turn to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) reporting that...
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Employing Minors During the Holidays
During this holiday season, many a "Tiny Tim" will be out of school and asking to take on more work. Ebenezer would be proud. Given...
Colorado Adult Protective Services Law
Earlier this year, the Colorado General Assembly created a new law requiring medical facilities to conduct checks of the Colorado Adult Protective Services data system...
Four New DOL Opinion Letters
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three new opinion letters and reissued an older and previously retracted opinion letter. The opinion...
Member Alert! CCH Job Description Builder
The online job description builder tool available to members through the CCH portal will be replaced in January 2019. Any job descriptions saved within the...
False Claims Act Retaliation Protection Only For Acts During Employment
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, recently issued a decision, Potts v. Centers for Excellence...
Employee Entitled to Leave While Employer Processed Paperwork
In Cordova v. State of New Mexico (D.N.M. 2018), an employee who was suffering from anxiety and panic attacks due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)...
Public Sector: All Employers Subject to Age Discrimination in Employment Act
On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court unanimously (8-0) ruled that public sector employers are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
“What Works” When Fighting Workplace Harassment
One year into the social movement that has exposed widespread sexual harassment in the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) convened a public meeting...
Election Day: Employers’ Voting Responsibilities
Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2018, and employers must take note of their legal obligations to not interfere with employees’ voting rights as doing...