The Colorado State Board of Health (CSBH) adopted an emergency rule mandating that all licensed healthcare facilities ensure their eligible employees, direct contractors, and support staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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A proposed rule of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to raise the minimum wage for workers of federal contractors to $15.00 per hour from the current $10.95 could cause confusion for federal contractors already paying more than that.
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When most companies sent office-based employees home to work remotely during the COVID pandemic, some enterprising employees got a second remote job without the knowledge of either employer.
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As of August 13, 2021, OSHA recommends all workers--even those fully vaccinated--should wear masks indoors in areas of "high" or "substantial" community transmission rates.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance explaining that long-haul COVID-19 can be considered a disability and qualify for protections from discrimination under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
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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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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released new guidance on July 27, 2021 recommending that in certain geographical areas all individuals—even those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19—should resume wearing masks indoors.
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The U. S. Supreme Court recently determined that the CFAA only protects employers or businesses from internal and external hacking, but it does not apply to employees who are provided access to a computer and who view or use confidential information prohibited by company policy.
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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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On June 14, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision requiring employers to pay an employee for earned vacation pay and voiding all agreements or company policies, including “use it or lose it,” that forfeits vacation pay.
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Today, President Biden signed a bill approving the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which establishes June 19 as a legal public holiday.
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A recent class action survey by Carlton Field determined that the COVID-19 pandemic served as a major driving force behind class action lawsuits in the year 2020.
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On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance guidance, addressing many frequently asked questions from employers relating to the COVID-19 vaccine in the workplace and implications under federal employment nondiscrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
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Employees in New Mexico and California have sued their employers seeking injunctive relief and potential damages due to vaccine mandates instituted in the workplaces.
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A judge in the Northern District of California dismissed a lawsuit brought by a wife against her husband’s employer after she alleged her husband transmitted COVID-19 to her.
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On May 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a Final Rule withdrawing the DOL’s January 7, 2021 Final Rule regarding the classification of independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, requiring that by March 23, 2024, employers with more than 100 employees in Illinois certify compliance with the EPA by obtaining an Equal Pay registration certificate from Illinois’s Department of Labor.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has given investigators greater discretion in when to seek liquidated damages – double the amount of back pay an employer owes - in pre-litigation settlements for employers’ violations of the overtime or minimum wage provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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On April 13, 2021, the United States and the State of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police filed a joint motion to settle a 2014 sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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