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 …
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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 …
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 …
2017 Public Benefit Report
We are excited to release our 2017 Public Benefit Report!
Our Practice with Democratic Control: Developing a Style Guide and File Management System
I wrote last week about how I advised a friend how to experiment with and develop democratic processes without (yet) operating within a cooperative structure. This week, we took our own medicine and experimented ourselves. Now, many readers will think the canvas for this experimentation is so “lawyerly” or trivial, but many others will immediately …
“I want to run my business as a cooperative, but…”
I received a familiar email from a long-time friend and start-up founder. She has founded a unique brand and business model that has created a market where one had not previously existed; the dream of most entrepreneurs. The start-up has grown rapidly and has received international acclaim in mainstream press. A great position for any …
A View from an Outside General Counsel’s Perch
I was an in-house general counsel for more than 5 years at Namaste Solar. While in the role, I learned that rendering traditional legal advice was, as they say, necessary but totally insufficient to being successful or adding value. My colleagues consistently pushed me to add value by offering what I now call “legally informed …
Leaving a Legacy: Creating a Social Enterprise that Outlives Its Founder
More and more, entrepreneurs and investors want more than just a buck: they want to create a business with a social mission, then preserve that entity’s mission through time. This blog post briefly discusses three ways to keep a business entity on purpose long after the founders have left. The first way is to borrow …
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Welcome – and Introducing the Jason Wiener|p.c. Blog
If the 18th century can be defined as the age of industrialization and competitive advantage of the nation state, the 19th century by the power of the corporation, and the 20th by corporate financialization, then, I believe, the 21st century will be defined by ownership.