overtime
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Amazon not required to factor holiday ‘incentive pay’ into overtime calculation, federal judge rules
Amazon is not violating Colorado law by failing to include a specific category of employee labor – working on holidays for time-and-a-half pay – into its calculation of overtime, a federal judge ruled earlier this month. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit against the retail giant, brought by an…
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State Supreme Court delivers partial win for truckers in overtime pay case
The state Supreme Court delivered a mixed ruling to four truck drivers on Monday, finding that two of them qualified for overtime pay under state wage rules because they never left Colorado and, therefore, were not interstate drivers. The remaining two, however, fell under an exemption to the rules that barred them from receiving overtime…
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Interstate vs. intrastate: State Supreme Court weighs meaning of overtime law for truckers
Did Colorado’s wage regulations entitle four truck drivers to overtime pay because they worked almost exclusively within state lines? Or did Colorado actually mimic federal rules for interstate truckers and render the four men ineligible? Last week, JP Trucking, Inc., which is based in Gypsum, told the Colorado Supreme Court that the state’s minimum wage…
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Judge gives tentative OK to class-action lawsuit against King Soopers
A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class-action lawsuit against The Kroger Company seeking to allow salaried supervisors at King Soopers, a brand of Kroger, to recover overtime compensation they are allegedly owed. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer certified, as a class of plaintiffs, all current and former supervisors of…
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Vigil: Federal overtime law change could have disastrous consequences for local governments
A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor is causing great concern among local governments and the education community – and it should. The changes, if implemented, will result in a reduction in services and benefits provided to employees, students, and taxpayers. My conclusion comes from decades of personal experience in local government and…