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 employer may be liable to the affected...
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...
On June 17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new technical guidance stating that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C 12101, prohibits employers from requiring employees to take antibody tests to detect COVID-19...
Attorney Beth Doherty Quinn has written a guest post on the Doida Law Group blog about “Employer Liability & Considerations As You Reopen your Business” – head over to the Doida Law Group blog to read her article by following this link.
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...
