The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) has proposed replacing Minimum Wage Order 35 with Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS Order) #36. This process began with publication of the proposed rule (COMPS Order #36) on November 15,...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide employees with paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave for covered reasons related to COVID-19. The Act will be administered and enforced by the Wage and Hour...
FLSA COVERS WORKERS IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY EVEN THOUGH EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES VIOLATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT Last week, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq, covers workers in the cannabis...
COLORADO COURT HOLDS THAT COURTS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REWRITE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT THAT IS OVERLY BROAD EVEN IF AGREEMENT CONTAINS “BLUE PENCIL” PROVISION. In 23 LTD. v. Herman, 2019 COA 113 (Colo. App. July 25, 2019), the Colorado Court of Appeals considered whether...
While physicians may not be enjoined from practicing medicine in Colorado under the Colorado non-compete statute, the statute does allow for non-compete provisions with physicians that “require the payment of damages in an amount that is reasonably related to the...