The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has finally published updated guidance on implementing safe workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. On January 29, 2021, the guidance titled “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace” was published. (U.S. Dept. of Labor – OSHA) “Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and…
Colorado recently took steps to increase the salary threshold for employees falling under the “white collar” exemptions. On January 22, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor adopted the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order #36 (“COMPS Order”), with most of its provisions becoming effective on March 16, 2020. The new minimum salary thresholds for…
As of December 15, 2019, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has a new rule in place clarifying that companies may cap but not take away employees’ earned, unused vacation pay. The viability of “use-it-or-lose-it” vacation policies under the Colorado Wage Claim Act (the “Act”) has been in flux for years, with the…
In 2019, Colorado earned the top spot for the highest percentage of employees who work from home, according to Flex.Jobs https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/infographic-which-states–have-most-full-time-telecommuters. While telecommuting is not realistic for every company, many jobs have at least some component that employees can do flexibly even if a job requires an employee to be onsite for specific hours. Perhaps…
Intermittent FMLA leave is a giant thorn in the side of human resource professionals across the country. The struggle is that not all intermittent leave requests are equal. Here’s a look at some of the most common scenarios, and how to handle them. The FMLA allows employers some flexibility in granting different kinds of intermittent…
We typically think of compensable injuries occurring when the employee is already at their place of employment. But what about the time employees spend on the road, coming from and going to work? Many industries require employees to drive as part of their daily duties, not to mention the time workers in various professions spend…