Shannon McShane, a Colorado child custody evaluator, pleaded guilty to using fake credentials to obtain her psychologist and addiction counselor licenses. Her fraud, uncovered by an anonymous parent, led to jobs across state agencies. She faces sentencing on June 23,…
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Colorado Legislature Passes Significant Equal Pay Bill, Including Salary History Ban and Job Posting Requirements
The Colorado General Assembly recently passed into legislation Senate Bill 19-085, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, which aims to strengthen the state’s pay equality requirements, prohibit employers from seeking salary history from job applicants and require…
Federal Judge Rules State Sex Offender Registry is Unconstitutional
A judge in Colorado has ruled that listing offenders’ personal information, such as names and addresses, gives the public the power to punish beyond what the court has deemed appropriate. He also ruled that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the 14th…
More Colorado Businesses Dropping Pot from Pre-Employment Drug Tests
Blaming low unemployment, Curtis Graves, an attorney with the Mountain States Employers Council, said if the unemployment rate ticked up to 6 or 7 percent, some employers would likely resume testing for marijuana. But, for now, many Colorado businesses are dropping…
Colorado Could Require Fingerprinting of Doctors, Nurses, Even Vets
In order to be licensed in Colorado, a new bill could require about 160,000 medical professionals to undergo fingerprint-based background checks. The state is one of just six that doesn’t require fingerprint checks for doctors and one of five that exempt nurses from…
Colorado Repeals Duplicative Employment Verification Requirement
It’s not often that HR and hiring managers receive good news when it comes to changes in I-9 and E-Verify practice. As most employers are painfully aware, federal and state requirements relating to I-9 and immigration rules are generally becoming more complex every…
Federal Law Trumps Colorado Medical Marijuana Protections
Colorado workers who use medical marijuana and engage in other activities permitted by state law but not federal law are not protected by the state’s “lawful activities statute,” the Colorado Supreme Court ruled. In Brandon Coats v. Dish Network…
Colorado Affirmation Form Must be Used on October 1, 2014
Do you hire employees in Colorado (either now or in the foreseeable future)? The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has released a new mandatory Affirmation of Legal Work Status form that must be used by employers for new hires (within the state) who…
Colorado High Court to Rule on Rocky Mountain High
The issue of medical marijuana continues to make news in Colorado. Earlier this year, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the 2013 Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in Coats v. Dish Network, which analyzed the relationship between Colorado’s…
Colorado Supreme Court To Review “Lawful” Use Of Medical Marijuana
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on January 27, 2014 to review a case holding that an employer did not violate the state’s “legal activities” law when it dismissed an employee who used “medical marijuana” while off duty. Coats v. Dish…