Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (“COMPS Order”), non-exempt employees who work more than forty (40) hours in a workweek must be paid one and one half times the employee’s regular hourly rate for the...
On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The technical...
Given the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, many businesses have or are considering lay-offs, furloughs, and/or closures. Depending on the size of the employer and lay-offs, an employer may have obligations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Termination for Positive Marijuana Test In Coats v. Dish Network, the Colorado Supreme Court held that an employer may fire an employee for off-duty medical marijuana use, even though Colorado had legalized the use of marijuana. In...
May a Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement Enforce the Arbitration Agreement? On June 25, 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the circumstances under which a party who did not sign an arbitration agreement may enforce arbitration against a signatory to the...
