On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 6-3 ruling that “an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII” of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was...more
6/16/2020
/ Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
Colorado's legislature has been busy implementing new laws that impact Colorado employers. Employers should review their policies and practices to come into compliance, and plan for future changes to keep pace with the law....more
3/13/2020
/ Ban the Box ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Over-Time ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Returning to its long-standing practice of issuing opinion letters (which had ceased in 2010), and after reissuing 17 previously withdrawn opinion letters on January 5, 2018, the Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday issued...more
4/16/2018
/ Consumer Credit Protection ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Lump Sum Payments ,
Opinion Letter ,
Payment Terms ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Travel Time ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Garnishment