Legal Opinion
Williams v. Rock-Tenn Services, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 11, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 14CA2329PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE DAVIDSON *
1 In this action for relief brought under section 24-84-402.5, C.R.S. 2015, Colorado's Lawful : Off-Duty Activities Statute (LO-DAS), plaintiff, Douglas Williams, appeals from the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to C.R.C.P. 12(b)(5). We affirm.
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{2 LODAS is an exception to an employer's general right to terminate an at-will employee without legal consequence. Watson v. Pub. Serv. Co. of Colo., 207 P.3d 860, 867 (Colo.App.2008). It prohibits an employer from terminating an employee "due to that employee's engaging in any lawful…
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