Dec 05, 2023 Employers Take Note – Ignoring a Federal Agency Is a Great Way to Get Into Big Trouble By Monica Frascona When the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) requests documents during a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) investigation,...
Dec 01, 2023 CTA Disclosure Obligations Are Right Around the Corner By Jackie Benson Do you own an interest in a company? Manage a company? Help organize companies? Know someone else who does? If you answered yes to any...
Nov 27, 2023 Employers Take Note: Employees Can Now Start Applying for 2024 FAMLI Benefits By Rick Rivera Benefits from Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program become available on January 1, 2024, but employees can...
Nov 21, 2023 Automation & Employment Discrimination By Carissa Davis Employers are increasingly using some form of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in employment processes and decisions. Per the Equal...
Nov 17, 2023 Split Appellate Decision on State Wage Statute of Limitations Extends Confusion on Scope of Liability By Brooke Colaizzi Colorado employers may, once again, have to look waaaayyy back in time when facing claims for minimum wage violations after a recent...
Nov 09, 2023 SEC Announces Antifraud Settlement Relating to School Board Audit By Jessie Salas The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the settlement of its fraud case against a New Orleans-based auditing firm and its...
Nov 01, 2023 President Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence By Jessica Arett On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The order calls...
Oct 30, 2023 The NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule – Warning: Objects [of Liability] May Be Closer Than They Appear By Iris Lozano Adding to the list of employer-punishing labor changes this year, on October 26, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)...
Oct 27, 2023 Happy Employee Ownership Month! By Jackie Benson October is Employee Ownership Month. Employee ownership can take many forms, from 100% employee ownership through an ESOP or a...
Oct 13, 2023 What is AI & Why Should My Business Care? By Jackie Benson Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as AI, has been all over the news recently, from goofy uses (George Washington with a mullet) to...
Oct 05, 2023 The SEC Blows the Whistle on Improper Confidentiality Provisions By Jackie Benson On Friday, September 29, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a cease and desist and $10 million civil money...
Sep 11, 2023 CDLE Updates INFO Sheets By Jane Waterman-Joyce Colorado employers are likely familiar with the INFO sheets published by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”). These...
Sep 05, 2023 Second Circuit Provides Important Reminder to Employers Regarding Overtime Risks By Iris Lozano Employers who rely on their workers to identify and report overtime as a prerequisite for payment may be setting themselves up for...
Sep 01, 2023 Return to the Group of 1: NLRB Broadens Protections for 'Solo' Complaints By Brooke Colaizzi Continuing what otherwise has been a very busy week for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board), the Board on Thursday...
Aug 31, 2023 Labor Dept Floats $20,000 Increase to Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption By John Melcon In a much-anticipated proposed rule, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its intention to raise the minimum salary for workers to be...
Aug 28, 2023 NLRB Rejects Secret Ballot Election, the Hallmark of its Purported Neutrality By Iris Lozano On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) overturned 50 years of labor law and severely limited the right of...