On Friday, September 11, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a temporary rule that creates revisions to some leave regulations under the Families First...
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Provisions of DOL’s New Joint Employer Rules Blocked
On September 8, 2020, Judge Gregory Woods of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York set aside portions of the Department...
The Department of Labor Suspends Practice of Seeking Liquidated Damages in Pre-Litigation Settlements in Certain Circumstances
On June 24, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-2 addressing the suspension of the DOL’s usual practice of seeking...
Confusion about Lost Wages and Payroll Tax Deferral is Getting Federal Attention
States and employers’ CPAs have asked for clarification regarding the recent executive orders regarding supplementing unemployment and employee tax deferrals. Concerning unemployment assistance, the federal...
Laws Are Changing: Take a Look at Your Dress Code
Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), provides broader protection for LGBT employees under discrimination based on sex. The decision means that employers are...
What You Need to Know about PHEW
While keeping up with all things COVID-19, you may have missed a new Colorado law called the Public Health Emergency Whistleblower law (PHEW). PHEW became effective...
Moving Targets: Federal Judge Strikes Down FFCRA Regulations
Earlier this week, a federal court in New York invalidated several of the Department of Labor’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) regulations, possibly paving...
Tenth Circuit First to Recognize “Sex-Plus-Age” Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (over CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, and WY) became the first federal appeals court to recognize...
Legislative Updates
In addition to the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and the CROWN Act, Colorado lawmakers have been on a tear for employment law in the...
U.S. Supreme Court: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Is Protected Under Civil Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law protects gay and transgender workers from job discrimination. Justice Gorsuch wrote the opinion by the court. He...