V-Blog: Platform Cooperatives Series, Ep. 3: “Business Model Elements”
Giving Employees the Right Vacation Time
Are you following Colorado law when it comes to paying for vacation time when an employee leaves your company? What if you lump together vacation time, sick time and other time off into “Paid Time Off” (PTO)? What follows is a discussion of whether your current employee policies regarding PTO are following Colorado law, especially …
V-Blog: Platform Cooperatives Series, Episode 2: “Ownership Design”
V-Blog – Platform Cooperatives Series, Episode 1: “Introduction to Platform Cooperatives”
Choosing the Right Entity for Your Business
Last week our team held its first legal café at Green Spaces in Denver. We welcomed a group of approximately thirty entrepreneurs and discussed the nuances of entity choice. Our team was excited for the launch of what we hope will become a mainstay for the firm and a valuable resource for our community. We selected …
Press Release: Leading Colorado Cooperative Business and Sustainable Economies Law Practices Join Forces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jason R. Wiener Jason Wiener|p.c., a public benefit corporation …
Increasing Access to Legal Services – Process Improvement and Automation
I went to law school because I wanted to make a difference. Initially, I though I would focus on environmental issues, but through a variety of courses and internships, my focus shifted to economic inequality and access to justice. This new focus piqued my interest in how technology could expand access to legal services and …
R-Blog: Colorado Cooperative History and History of Colorado Cooperative Law
This episode of KGNU’s “Co-op Power Hour” aired on March 22, 2018. I interviewed two of Colorado’s pre-eminent Co-op law attorneys, Linda Phillips and Jim B. Dean. http://news.kgnu.org/2018/03/co-op-power-hour-co-operative-law/
Electing Public Benefit Corporation Status as a Limited Cooperative Association: Limiting Director Liability
All certified Colorado B-Corps, organized as Colorado Corporations or Cooperatives, are required to become Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) by April 1, 2018. Since a number of our clients are B-Corps, we’ve been immersing ourselves in the finer points of the Colorado Public Benefit Corporation Act (PBCA), particularly as applied to Limited Cooperative Associations (LCAs). As …
