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Carrie focuses on HR counseling and compliance, including auditing and drafting employee handbooks and policies. Her practice extends to litigation, especially defense of claims related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA), Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

On June 15, 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously held that Colorado’s Lawful Off-Duty Activities Statute does not protect employees from discharge for using medical marijuana away from work. In a highly anticipated decision, Coats v Dish Network, LLC, No. 13SC394, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the plain language of the statute that