by J. Mark Baird | Apr 20, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
How to Calculate Overtime Under the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that overtime pay be paid at a rate of not less than one and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek. There is some confusion,...
by J. Mark Baird | Apr 20, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
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...
by J. Mark Baird | Apr 20, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
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...
by J. Mark Baird | Apr 20, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires covered employers to pay employees minimum wage as well as overtime compensation at one and one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay if they work more than 40 hours in a week. The FLSA, however, exempts...
by J. Mark Baird | Apr 13, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
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,...
by J. Mark Baird | Jan 17, 2020 | Colorado Employment Law Blog
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...
