interstate commerce
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Federal judge to challengers of Colorado’s aid-in-dying law: Is key plaintiff’s death problematic to case?
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A federal judge on Friday asked those challenging a provision of Colorado’s aid-in-dying law to reconsider whether they want to continue litigating, after a key plaintiff died earlier this month. This year, three people alleged Colorado’s assisted suicide law, which voters enacted in 2016, violated multiple constitutional provisions with its requirement that beneficiaries be residents…
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State Supreme Court delivers partial win for truckers in overtime pay case
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The state Supreme Court delivered a mixed ruling to four truck drivers on Monday, finding that two of them qualified for overtime pay under state wage rules because they never left Colorado and, therefore, were not interstate drivers. The remaining two, however, fell under an exemption to the rules that barred them from receiving overtime…
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Governor Hickenlooper plans policy for e-commerce sales tax
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Gov. John Hickenlooper is developing a strategy for Colorado to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month that would allow the state to collect tax from online sales. The Supreme Court upheld Colorado’s “Amazon tax,” which could allow the state to collect taxes on out-of-state internet sales. It requires online retailers to report…
