Laurie Rust

Practice Areas

Discrimination and Harassment; Hiring, Performance Management and Termination; Hospitality; Leaves of Absence and Disability Accommodation; Litigation and Trials; Littler X-celerator Toolkits; Policies, Procedures and Handbooks; Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets

Career

Laurie Rust partners with clients to understand the business, financial, and practical motivations and implications of each matter. She represents employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies in matters involving alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Equal Pay Act (EPA); among others.

Rust routinely defends companies against employment-related charges and claims before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Colorado Civil Rights Division, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

She provides employment advice and counsel on a wide range of issues, such as hiring, discipline, termination, accommodating disability, wage and hour, compliance and audits, federal and state immigration compliance, recreational and medical marijuana, leaves of absence, social media, and trade secrets. In addition, Rust works with employers to draft employment agreements, employee manuals, severance agreements, and other employment policies and procedures. She regularly provides training on harassment and all aspects of employment law.

Professional Memberships

Colorado General Counsel Group Advisory Program; Colorado Women’s Bar Association; Denver Bar Association; State Bar of California - Labor and Employment Section; State Bar of Colorado - Labor and Employment Section

Personal

J.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, summa cum laude