While the focus of the Department of Labor ebbs and flows based on the administration, the DOL remains committed to enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act. Now that we know that Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is in place, we...more
4/26/2021
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Today’s political and social climate has brought significant changes to the workplace. Employers are adapting to a remote workforce, COVID-19 regulations, political protests and the upcoming election. Regardless of whether...more
BakerHostetler’s COVID-19 Employment Issues Task Force will continue to provide updates on the legal issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, as they become available....more
Wage and hour law remains a compliance conundrum for most employers. And now that Colorado has issued a new wage order titled, Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #36 (“COMPS Order”), Colorado employers are...more
Effective March 16, 2020, COMPS Order #36 (the Order), issued by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, will bring about sweeping changes to Colorado’s overtime and minimum pay standards (COMPS) impacting private...more
Colorado’s 2019 legislative session was busy, including producing a trio of new employment laws that tighten regulations on employers in the areas of pay equity, criminal history inquiries and wage theft....more
Colorado tightened its protections for pay equity when the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (the “Act”) was signed into law on May 22. The Act, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2021, provides protections more demanding...more
Identifying and navigating disability and leave-related issues can be difficult. Managing issues that involve the ADA, FMLA, company policies and workers’ compensation programs can be time-consuming and confusing. How well...more
2/20/2019
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On Sept. 14, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) conducted a fourth public listening session on proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption. The session was one of four public listening sessions...more
Over the past few weeks, the media has focused intently on the oil and gas industry’s extensive layoffs. Well known energy companies have made front-page news with their announcements of their significant layoffs that have...more
How much do an employer’s obligations to prevent and remedy workplace harassment extend into the virtual world?...more
Earlier this year, a commotion was caused when it became public that Harvard University had monitored, accessed, and reviewed several Harvard deans’ e-mails as part of an internal investigation....more