Leonard v. McMorris

Pursuant to C.A.R. 21.1, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit certified to us the following questions of Colorado law:

1) Are officers of a now-bankrupt corporation individually liable for the wages of the corporation’s former employees under the Colorado Wage Claim Act, Colo.Rev.Stat. § 8-4-101 et seq (1999)?

2) If so, are all officers individually liable due to mere status as officers or must the officers have been high ranking or active decision-makers?

See Leonard v. McMorris, 272 F.3d 1295 (10th Cir.2001).

Upon acceptance of the certified questions, we reframed the…