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Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the court of appeals' reversal of the directed verdict and remanded for a new trial, holding that wrongful discharge claims based on refusal to perform illegal acts are cognizable under Colorado law, but adding a requirement that the employer had actual or constructive knowledge of the employee's reasonable belief that the act was unlawful.
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