News & Alerts
Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
October 14, 2020 MANDATORY COLORADO EMPLOYER PAID EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY MEMBER LEAVE BEGINS JANUARY 1, 2021 By Dan Block Beginning January 1, 2021, Colorado employers with 16 or more employees, and beginning January 1, 2022 all Colorado employers, will be required to...
13 Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. lawyers recognized in 2021 Best Lawyers® list
Denver (August 25, 2020) – Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. (RWO) is pleased to announce 13 lawyers are included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The following RWO lawyers recognized in the 2021 edition are: Jennifer C. Alldredge –...
Client Update: Federal Employment Discrimination Law Protects LGBTQ Employees Nationwide
Supreme Court Confirms Title VII Protects LGBTQ Workers from Employment Discrimination On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, holding that an employer who fires an individual for being lesbian, gay,...
Michelle Magruder Joins Robinson, Waters & O’Dorisio PC
Denver, CO (June 1, 2020) – Attorney Michelle Magruder has joined Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. (RWO) as a shareholder. Magruder has extensive experience in the private and public sector focusing defending private companies, insurance carriers, individuals and...
Social Media & Marketing Alert: FTC / Teami, LLC
By: Jeff Bartholomew April 30, 2020 – Denver, CO FTC Settles Enforcement Action Against Online Marketer of Teas and Skincare Products and Sends Warning Letters to Influencers over Misleading Endorsements On March 5, the Federal Trade Commission (the...
IRS Notice 2020-17 Re: Coronavirus Tax Relief
March 18, 2020 Nick Thompson, Associate As a result of the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the IRS issued Notice 2020-17 (the “Notice”) extending Federal income tax payment deadlines into the summer for many taxpayers, although it affirmed that the April...
Shareholder Doug Ferguson has been named a 2020 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times
DENVER – Shareholder Doug Ferguson of Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. (RWO) has been named a 2020 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times. This is the third year in a row Ferguson has been recognized by clients, peers and the editorial board of the industry’s...
Employers and Employees Be Aware: Major Changes In Colorado Minimum Wage and Overtime Regulations
By Dan Block and Juli Lapin The Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (the “Division”) has adopted new regulations that make major changes to the minimum wage and overtime law in Colorado—which will have a significant impact on many employers and...
Biesterfeld Helps Boulder Community Foundation Acquire Headquarters Building
The Community Foundation Boulder County recently purchased the Spruce Street building where its offices reside relying upon pro bono expertise from Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio shareholder Bryan Biesterfeld. The foundation’s transition to property owner and...
