Tag:Fair Labor Standards Act

Overtime Ceiling Set to Rise in January

Employers have three months to prepare for the U.S. Department of Labor’s newly finalized overtime rule. But that is assuming they haven’t already, as...

Au Pair Settlement for $65.5M Gets Court’s O.K.

One of the largest wage-and-hour settlements in recent memory secured approval earlier this month from a federal judge in Colorado. District Judge Christine Arguello on...

Gig Economy Gets Backing From NLRB

Uber and other gig economy companies are getting encouraging opinions from federal agencies on the use of independent contractors. In an advice memo released this...

DOL Proposes ‘Other’ Rules After Overtime

While employers are reviewing their pay practices for the overtime overhaul that the U.S. Department of Labor recently revealed, the DOL has followed up...

DOL Proposes Milder Overtime Rule

The U.S. Department of Labor is again attempting to make more white-collar workers eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Most employees...

Polis Fills Court of Appeals Seats

Gov. Jared Polis on March 8 appointed Jaclyn Brown and Neeti Pawar to the Colorado Court of Appeals. Brown’s appointment fills a vacancy caused by...

Au Pair Class Action Settles

In early January, Denver legal nonprofit Towards Justice and Boies Schiller Flexner announced they reached a $65.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit...

Massage School Students Aren’t FLSA Employees, Appeals Court Finds

Had a federal appeals court decided Nesbitt v. FCNH differently, it might have upended the business models of numerous vocational schools and training programs. But...