This month has been a difficult one for the legal community. Here are your public-law highlights: Federal bench loses two. Two members of Colorado’s federal district court passed away this month. Wiley Daniel, Colorado’s first African American federal judge, died on…
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Publications & Advisories
What Employers Need to Know about Colorado’s “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.”
On May 22, 2019, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.” The Act prohibits an employer from paying an employee of one sex less than an employee of a different sex for “substantially similar…
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Quarterly Municipal Regulatory Update
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Quarterly Municipal Regulatory Update. Below, we have summarized the most significant regulatory developments from the past quarter affecting municipal bond underwriters and Municipal Advisors. The MSRB has filed amendments to Rules G-11 and…
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New Laws, New Judges, and More
May is here and another Coloradan has entered the race for president. Here are your public-law highlights: Sine die! The Colorado General Assembly’s session ended last week, and there’s a lot of new laws to digest. Some highlights include a law…
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Beer Industry Update: One Key Takeaway from the 2019 Craft Brewers Conference
TTB Enforcement Steadily Increasing Each year, the Brewers Association hosts the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) and BrewExpo America, an industry event serving brewers, brewpubs, and packaging breweries of all sizes. More than 14,000 industry professionals gathered in Denver to attend…
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IRS Releases Rev. Proc. 2019-19 and Expands the Self-Correction Program under the EPCRS
On April 19, 2019, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2019-19, which significantly expanded the types of plan qualification failures that can be self-corrected under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (“EPCRS”). EPCRS contains two basic correction methods. Under the Self…
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News Now: Judges, Events, Lawsuits, and More
Hickenlooper is officially running for President, but there’s a lot more news you might not have heard about yet. Here are your public-law highlights: DU Law hosts debate on executive power. On April 9 at noon, the Federalist Society at DU’s…
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That’s a Wrap: Pitfalls to Avoid When Negotiating Wrap-Up Insurance Programs
Part One: Are Your Defense Fees Eroding The Policy Limits? By Katherine Varholak With multi-family construction booming in Colorado and elsewhere around the country, most general contractors and developers are turning to project-specific wrap-up insurance programs to insure such projects….
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New Decisions, New Investigations, and More
It’s been an unusually busy month for public law! Here are your highlights: Colorado General Assembly heats up. Attorney Chris Jackson was interviewed on Next with Kyle Clark to talk about the so-called “Red Flag Bill” making its way through the…
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News Now: New Decisions, New Judges and More
Congress and the Colorado General Assembly are both back in session, and there’s a lot of news to catch up on. Here are your public-law highlights: Colorado Supreme Court issues major oil and gas decision. Attorney Chris Jackson was interviewed on…
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