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...
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...
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...
