A trade name is a name, other than the true name, of an entity or individual under which the entity or individual is authorized to transact business or conduct activities.  Sometimes a trade name is referred to as a “doing…

On January 1, 2019, the Colorado minimum wage increased to $11.10 per hour. For tipped employees, the minimum wage will be $8.08. These rates represent increases from the current levels of $10.20 and $7.18 respectively.   The new minimum wage…

On January 1, 2018, the Colorado minimum wage will increase to $10.20 per hour. For tipped employees, the minimum wage will be $7.18. The new minimum wage is the result of the passage of Amendment 70 by Colorado voters in…

While the definition of employment in Colorado law is broad and inclusive, it is not the same as the Internal Revenue Service. According to Colorado law, the two main concepts used to determine the status of a worker and whether…

Tips and gratuities are payments that are separately paid to someone providing a service. NOT TAXABLE Tips and gratuities are NOT subject to sales tax when they are left on the table or location where the service took place or…

Students will soon be looking for summer jobs, and Colorado has some work restrictions for minors working in the state of Colorado. Minors are not allowed to work more than 40 hours in a workweek or in excess of eight…

An amendment to the Colorado constitution has passed that will raise the state minimum wage to $9.30 per hour effective January 1st. The tipped minimum wage will be $6.28. The minimum wage will continue to increases 90 cents each January…