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THE CDLE ISSUES INTERPRETIVE NOTICE & FORMAL OPINION ON DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS
The Colorado Wage Act prohibits employers from deducting earned wages from employees’ paychecks...
UNDERSTANDING COMMISSIONS AND BONUSES UNDER THE COLORADO WAGE ACT
COLORADO DIVISION OF LABOR ISSUES NEW INTPRETIVE NOTICE & FORMAL OPINION ON COMMISSIONS AND...
Colorado Legislature Passes Legislation to Significantly Restrict The Enforceability of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements in Colorado
On June 8, 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed HB 22-1317 (passed by the Colorado legislature in May...
How To Prove Willful Violations Under The FLSA To Extend The Statute Of Limitations
Ordinary vs. Willful Violations of the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established...
Colorado Supreme Court Holds that the Colorado Wage Claim Act Prohibits Vacation Policies from Causing a Forfeiture of Earned Vacation Upon Termination from Employment
In Nieto v. Clark’s Market, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether employers...
How To Calculate Overtime Pay
How to Calculate Overtime Pay Under the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) as enforced by...
New EEOC Guidance States That Employers May Not Require Employees to Take Antibody Tests to Detect COVID19
On June 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new technical...
Guest Post “Employer Liability & Considerations As You Reopen your Business”
Attorney Beth Doherty Quinn has written a guest post on the Doida Law Group blog about "Employer...
Colorado Employment Law: Compensatory Time In Lieu of Overtime
May Private Employers Provide Compensatory Time in Lieu of Overtime Pay to Employees to Compensate...
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance
On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) posted an updated and...
WARN Act and COVID-19
Given the unprecedented effects of COVID-19, many businesses have or are considering lay-offs,...
Termination for Positive Marijuana Test
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Termination for Positive Marijuana Test In Coats v. Dish Network,...
Santich Decision
May a Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement Enforce the Arbitration Agreement? On June 25,...
Colorado Employees Exempt from The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Commissioned Retail and Service Establishment Employees What is the Fair Labor Standards...
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ADOPTS COMPS #36 — WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO COLORADO WAGE AND HOUR LAW
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) has proposed replacing Minimum Wage Order...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires certain employers to provide...
Tenth Circuit Rules That FLSA Applies to Companies in Cannabis Industry
FLSA COVERS WORKERS IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY EVEN THOUGH EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES VIOLATE CONTROLLED...
Colorado Appeals Court Addresses Whether Courts Are Required to Blue Pencil Non-Compete Agreements
COLORADO COURT HOLDS THAT COURTS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REWRITE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT THAT IS OVERLY...
Enforceability of Liquidated Damage Clauses in Physician Non-Compete Agreements in Colorado
While physicians may not be enjoined from practicing medicine in Colorado under the Colorado...
Sales Commissions Under the Colorado Wage Act
When Are Sales Commissions “Earned” And Not Subject To Forfeiture under the Colorado Wage Act?...
United States Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Concerning Minimum Salary Threshold For Exemptions from Overtime Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make an additional...
Vacation Policies Conditioning Payment Upon Termination and the Colorado Wage Act
Does A Vacation Policy That Says That an Employee Is Not Entitled to Payment for Unused Vacation...
US District Court Evaluates Individual Liability Under FLSA
Colorado U.S. District Court Refuses to Dismiss FLSA Claims Against IndividualIn a recent...
Colorado Law Requires Employers to Provide Access to Personnel Files
Colorado Law Requires Employers to Provide Access to Personnel Files In 2016, Colorado passed a...
The Colorado Wage Transparency Act
The Colorado Wage Transparency Act was created to prohibit employers from taking adverse actions...
May Individuals Be held Liable for a Corporations Payment Obligations Under the Colorado Wage Act
May Individuals Be held Liable for a Corporation's Payment Obligations Under the Colorado Wage Act...
The Colorado Wage Act Encompasses More Than Just Traditional “Wages” And Extends to Many Forms of Compensation
The Colorado Wage Act Encompasses More Than Just Traditional "Wages" And Extends to Many Forms of...
Colorado Supreme Court Addresses Statute of Limitations Under the Colorado Wage Act
Colorado Supreme Court Addresses Statute of Limitations Under the Colorado Wage Act In response to...
DOL Adopts Final Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for White Collar Exemptions Under FLSA
United States Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Concerning Minimum Salary Threshold For...
New Colorado Law Limiting Employers’ Right to Require Disclosure of Felony Convictions in Initial Application
Colorado Employers Prohibited From Requiring Applicants to Disclose Felony Convictions on Initial...
Colorado Department of Labor Proposes New Rule on Forfeiture of Accrued Vacation
Colorado Department of Labor Proposes Rule Prohibiting Forfeiture of Earned Vacation. In Nieto v....
Colorado Law on Employer Fraud in Hiring Process
What Does Hiring Under False Pretenses Mean? /Prospective employees rely upon employers to provide...
Tenth circuit addresses employee’s need for expert testimony to establish a disability under the Americans with disabilities act
In Tesone v. Empire Marketing Strategies, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 33488 (10th Cir., Nov. 8, 2019),...
Colorado legislature make significant amendments to Colorado Wage Act, Effective January 1, 2020
In the 2019 legislative session, the Colorado legislature amended the Colorado Wage Act to...