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Category Archives: Colorado Wage Act

New Year, New Minimum Wage Increase

As of January 1, 2013, Colorado’s minimum wage increased from $7.64 per hour to $7.78 per hour, with tipped employee’s minimum wage increasing from $4.62 per hour to $4.76 per hour. The Colorado Division of Labor adopted Colorado Minimum Wage Order Number 29 (PDF) to reflect the new state minimum wage. The Minimum Wage Order… Continue Reading

Colorado’s Minimum Wage Increases 3.8%, to $7.64 Per Hour

By Jennifer Gokenbach on January 2, 2012 Posted in Colorado Wage Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Human Resources

Effective January 1, 2012, Colorado’s minimum wage increased by $0.28, from $7.36 per hour to $7.64 per hour (for tipped employees, from $4.34 to $4.62). This is $0.39 more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The new minimum wage requirement is set forth in Colorado Minimum Wage Order 28 (PDF) now in effect.… Continue Reading

It’s a Snow Day! Dealing with Inclement Weather and the Proper Payment of Wages

By Jennifer Gokenbach on February 2, 2011 Posted in Colorado Wage Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Human Resources

I have received quite a few requests for inclement weather policies of late, and since the topic of “snow days” frequently arises this time of year, I wanted to provide some (hopefully) useful information for employers. The question of whether an employer is obligated to pay employees for “snow days” depends largely on two questions: Is the… Continue Reading

Newsworthy Events This First Monday of 2011

By Jennifer Gokenbach on January 3, 2011 Posted in Colorado Wage Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Human Resources

Happy New Year! I know I am more than happy to say goodbye to 2010, am looking forward to all the possibilities of 2011, and hope that anyone taking the time to read my blog is also off to a good start this new year. On this First Monday of 2011, Colorado employers take note: The new… Continue Reading

Discretionary Standard Applies To Prevailing Employer Attorney Fees Under Colorado Wage Act

By Jennifer Gokenbach on November 8, 2010 Posted in Colorado Wage Act

On October 28, 2010, in Carruthers v. Carrier Access Corporation, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s discretionary award of attorney fees in favor of a prevailing employer in a Colorado Wage Act case. This is a significant ruling interpreting the 2007 amendments to the Colorado Wage Act, C.R.S. 8-4-101 et seq. (PDF).… Continue Reading