Independent Contractor rule is about access to opportunity
By severely limiting legal options for self-employment, the US Department of Labor shapes itself into an intimidating and impassable gatekeeper to …
Promoted as business-friendly, lawmaking reveals a growing disconnect
Dismissing hard-to-measure costs has become the new normal over four years dominated by one party. The resulting policies will have outsized negative …
Third spaces, our cherished community builders, are at risk.
We have no idea how many of our small businesses are recovering or near a breaking point. But challenges from trending government policy threatens …
HB1305 Paid Family Medical Leave Premium Reduction
A proposal to offer a small short-term discount on the tax obligation for the new paid leave program is helpful, but fiscal decisions should instead …
Brief bill history – Colorado legislation related to Paid Family and Medical Leave
View a grid ad read a brief summary of related legislation leading up to the passage of paid leave in Colorado through a ballot initiative in …
A Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Task Force Perspective
Originally published shortly after we delivered a final report to the CO general Assembly, this provides links to resources and work product of the …
Which Workplace Behaviors Should be Against the Law?
We need to tread carefully as we consider the expansion of legal sanctions for harassment in the workplace. Proposed SB176, Protecting …
Leave Mandate Won’t Deliver as Promised
Originally published in Colorado Politics Mar 10, 2021 Another legislative session is already well underway at the Capitol in Denver, yet …
Small Businesses Left to Figure Out a New Law That’s a Poor Fit for Them
Workers' advocacy groups have succeeded in imposing default business practices as mandates administered and enforced by our state department of labor. …
Prop 118 Will Hasten the Decline of Opportunity.
Mandated paid leave sorts, sifts, and directs the outcomes. Not everybody wins. It is doubtful that depriving small businesses, women, and unskilled …
Prop 118 – Yet Another Painful Blow to Small Businesses?
Many are concerned about the broader implications of a one size fits all policy on this scale. Among those implications, the risks to small businesses …
Colorado Proposition 118-Key Provisions and Top Concerns to Consider.
Voters face a complex decision that is essentially irreversible. This controversial model proposed by advocates is one of many and we should not rush …