The United States has a proud history of volunteers for military service. There are currently 786,778 men and women throughout the United States who voluntarily serve either in the National Guard for their respective state or a reserve branch of the military. Federal and state governments have enacted laws protecting such individuals whose civilian employment... Read more »

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A recent Employers Council Bulletin article states the Colorado Overtime Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order #36 will be finalized on January 10, 2020. The newest information says the anticipated adoption date is January 24, 2020. In addition, the anticipated effective date of the rule is March 1, 2020, except July 1, 2020, for new exempt... Read more »

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The Denver minimum wage of $12.85 an hour went into effect on January 1, 2020. While the Denver minimum wage clearly affects employers within the city limits, it could also have implications for employers outside of Denver when an employee performs work inside the city. The new minimum wage ordinance sets limits on who is... Read more »

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As has been the long-standing rule in California, when determining compensable work time, employers must also be sure that they include any time where the employer exercises control over the employee. Previous case law has extended this to include time during which an employee is not necessarily working as long as the employer is exercising... Read more »

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) Final Rule establishing the Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (“Clearinghouse”) became active on January 6, 2020. The Clearinghouse is an online database giving employers, FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies, and State law enforcement personnel, real-time information about commercial driver’s license drug and alcohol program violations to... Read more »

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On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) issued a trio of new opinion letters concerning issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). These letters include: FLSA 2020-1: This letter clarified one circumstance in which an employer is allowed to allocate a lump sum bonus... Read more »

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