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...
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 non-compete statute, the statute does allows non-compete provisions with physicians...
When Are Sales Commissions “Earned” And Not Subject To Forfeiture under the Colorado Wage Act? The Colorado Wage Act and Colorado Minimum Wage Order define wages or compensation as “all amounts for labor or services performed by employees, whether the amount is fixed...
United States Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Concerning Minimum Salary Threshold For Exemptions from Overtime Under the Fair Labor Standards ActOn September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make an additional 1.3 million workers...
