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Martine Tariot Wells

Martine Wells represents employers in all workforce-related matters. While Martine’s goal is to help employers avoid disputes, when necessary, she defends employers in all varieties of employment litigation, including class, collective action, and individual lawsuits involving current and former employees. While her practice is focused on wage and hour claims (off-the-clock, unpaid overtime, tip pools and credits, and misclassification claims arising under the FLSA, the Colorado wage laws and COMPS, and other states’ laws), she also represents employers in discrimination, wrongful termination, and non-compete/non-solicit litigation. Martine is well versed with managing e-discovery issues, experts, and appeals. In parallel to her litigation practice, she regularly advises employers on strategies to mitigate risk in the workplace, including regarding restrictive covenants, hiring and separations, equal pay, and wage and hour issues. She also supports deal teams advising regarding employment issues in mergers, acquisitions, and other transactions, and advises executives related executive employment agreements. Her clients include employers of all sizes across industries, including health care, real estate development, mortgage lending, call center, hospitality, consumer finance, consumer goods, retail, and online gaming.

In 2025, Colorado enacted a series of employment law changes affecting wage and hour, leave entitlements, restrictive covenants, anti-discrimination protections, and AI.
Continue Reading 2025 Round-Up: Major Colorado Employment Law Developments

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that wage claims under the Colorado Minimum Wage Act must be filed within two years, or three years for willful violations, rejecting a proposed six-year statute of limitations. This decision, in By the Rockies v. Samuel Perez (Sept. 15, 2025), aligns state law with the Colorado Wage Claim Act and federal standards.
Continue Reading Colorado Supreme Court Confirms That Two- to Three-Year Statute of Limitations (Not Six Years) Applies to Colorado Minimum Wage Act Claims