The Colorado Wage Act prohibits employers from deducting earned wages from employees’ paychecks except in limited circumstances. In Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinion #16 (“INFO # 16”), the Colorado Department of Labor (“CDLE”) addresses deductions from, and...
COLORADO DIVISION OF LABOR ISSUES NEW INTPRETIVE NOTICE & FORMAL OPINION ON COMMISSIONS AND BONUSES UNDER THE COLORADO WAGE ACT On June 24, 2022, the Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (“CDOL”) issued Interpretive Notice & Formal Opinion # 17,...
On June 8, 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed HB 22-1317 (passed by the Colorado legislature in May 2022) into law. This legislation will significantly restrict the enforceability of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements in Colorado. The new law will become...
Ordinary vs. Willful Violations of the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established minimum wage and overtime pay standards that affect employees in the private and public sectors. In the event the FLSA’s overtime or minimum wage requirements are violated, an...
In Nieto v. Clark’s Market, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether employers may implement vacation policy under which employees forfeit accrued, unused vacation pay upon the termination of employment. In a long-awaited decision, the Court held...
How to Calculate Overtime Pay Under the FLSA The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) as enforced by the US Department of Labor requires that overtime pay be paid at a rate of not less than one and one-half times an employee’s regular hourly wage rate of pay after 40...
