This Law Firm Publication by Holland & Hart LLP discusses the Colorado Supreme Court’s recent decision in two companion cases, ICAO v. Softrock Geological Services and Western Logistics, Inc. v. ICAO. In these cases, the court reversed decades of case law by rejecting the established stringent, single-factor test for determining if a worker is an employee or independent contractor under Colorado unemployment insurance benefits law. The court held that no single factor is dispositive of an employer-employee relationship and that going forward, courts and agencies must consider the totality of the circumstances surrounding the relationship between the worker and employer.