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Colorado Agricultural Employers Now Must Pay Minimum Wages & Comply with the Colorado Labor Peace Act Starting January 22, 2022

Starting January 1, 2022, Colorado agricultural employers must pay their workers minimum and overtime wages under the Colorado Wage Act, and comply with the Colorado Labor Peace Act (“LPA”).

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ERISA and Pitfalls of Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors

A former longtime Taco Bell recruiter sued the company under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act claiming he was misclassified as an independent contractor and should have been a full-time employee eligible for employee benefits such as health insurance, pension, paid time off, and bonuses.

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