Timothy M. Kratz
Timothy M. Kratz is a shareholder and director of the firm whose primary practice involves employment litigation, employer counseling, and commercial litigation. He has represented clients in a wide variety of employment matters including trade secret and non-compete disputes, Fair Labor Standards Act issues, harassment and discrimination claims, wage disputes, and public policy discharge claims. Tim also advises clients on ways to avoid litigation through protective measures such as employment contracts, supervisor manuals, and employee handbooks. He additionally assists clients in drafting and negotiating executive level employment contracts and severance packages, as well as non-compete, confidentiality, and trade secret agreements.
Before starting in private practice, Tim served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Donald P. Lay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and Justice Gregory K. Scott of the Supreme Court of Colorado.
Email tkratz@penberg.com
Publications and Speeches
T. Kratz, The End of Individual Liability Under the Colorado Wage Act, 52 Trial Talk 5, August/September 2003
T. Kratz, "Love, Work and Laws," Colorado Journal Employment and Labor Law Supplement, April, 1998
El Paso County Bar Association Employment Law Section; Lecturer, April, 1997
Recent Developments in Colorado Employment Law--the Death of At-Will Employment
Colorado Springs Employer Academy ("HR 2000") Lecturer, 1995-97
The Equal Pay Act and the Problem of Defining Equal Pay for Equal Pay Work
The Legal Triple Bind: Off-Premises Activity, Sexual Harassment, and the Spousal Discrimination Statute
Assessing Risks of Civil Rights Claims
The Public Policy Theory of Wrongful Discharge
Independent Contractors--Salvation or Pipe Dream
Workers Compensation Information and Physical Exams in the Hiring Process
Taming the Monster--A Comprehensive Look at Managing Workers' Compensation Costs
E-mail Snooping and Employer Eavesdropping in the Workplace
Polygraph Testing in the Workplace