Northern Colorado Employment and Business Law Blog
2020 LEGAL UPDATE # 1: BIG CHANGES IN WAGE AND HOUR LAWS
2020 brings big changes in wage and hour law on both federal and state levels. Minimum Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay Exemptions is Increasing: On January 1, 2020, the minimum salary level required for overtime exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is...
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We established this blog to share stories and information about topics relevant to our practice. Our intent is to regularly provide posts highlighting legal issues of local, state and national interest that we think you will find interesting. Check back later for...
Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
Earlier this month, I attended a party to celebrate Colorado’s passage of its own equal pay act, which includes some unique provisions to eradicate pay discrimination. In addition to the somewhat predictable provisions (prohibiting an employer from paying an employee...
Independent Contractor Classification Guidance-Legal Update
Colorado Employment Law – 2018 Update
Happy New Year from PSB Law Firm, LLC 1. #MeToo- Sexual Harassment Investigations and What You Should Do: In view of all the high profile sexual harassment claims, Colorado employers are taking sexual harassment claims more seriously. One approach is to increase...
3 Benefits For Small Businesses in Proposed U.S. Dept of Labor Rule
On Friday, January 5, 2018, the United States Department of Labor proposed a rule that provides several key benefits for small businesses. Created in response to the current administration’s initiative to help small businesses in healthcare marketplaces (Executive...
Three Steps Toward Winning Your Private Disability Insurance Appeal
Three Steps Toward Winning Your Private Disability Insurance Appeal Part 1 – What to Do if Your Claim is Denied If you have ever tried to make a claim under a private disability benefits plan, you have likely heard of the “arbitrary and capricious” standard. Courts...
3 Key Personnel File Documents
Colorado is home to a rich variety of businesses that achieve greatness by defying tradition. Innovation is a powerful business tool, however in maintaining proper employment documentation, tradition trumps innovation. This post briefly explores three areas of...
Part 3: Fairness in Government and Union Jobs
In Part 1 we explored the concepts of at-will employment, master and servant law and fairness in the workplace for private employees. Part 2 focused on independent contractor relationships and the limitations or reasons for termination that exist in those...
Independent Contractors: Part 2 of 3 in Workplace Fairness Series
Fairness: the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: “I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.” http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fairness. We pour our hearts and...
