On July 14, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Healthy Families and Workplace Act (HFWA), and Colorado joined the growing number of states and cities that require employers to provide paid sick leave. Many...more
California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) Unemployment Insurance program has implemented new procedures and temporary policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal legislation implementing the...more
The New York State Department of Labor, Division of Unemployment Insurance (NYS DOL) has implemented new procedures and temporary policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal legislation implementing the...more
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), Division of Unemployment Insurance, has implemented several new procedures and temporary policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and federal legislation...more
Earlier this month, the Office of Servicemember Affairs (OSA) released its annual report covering the Office’s activities during fiscal year 2019, which covers the period of October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019....more
Following its detailed and frequently updated FAQs on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), discussed in detail here, the Department of Labor issued temporary regulations on April 1, providing further guidance...more
In a new interpretive rule published on February 28, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that it is withdrawing guidance previously issued in its December 14, 2017 Interpretive Rule, Q&A #2, governing motor...more
3/2/2020
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Financial Transactions ,
Financing ,
Interpretive Rule ,
ITIN ,
Military Lending Act ,
Military Service Members ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Personal Property ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Residency Status ,
Safe Harbors
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has adopted finalized new standards for overtime, minimum pay, and employee breaks. The changes affect most employers and significantly increase the number of Colorado...more
1/27/2020
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
As previously reported, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has been considering major changes to the state’s Wage Protection Act (WPA). ...more
As we previously reported, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has been considering major changes to the state’s overtime and minimum wage laws this year. Details on the recently proposed changes follow....more
11/25/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Despite holding office for less than a year, Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed and advocated for a new wave of legislation. These actions require employers to update policies and possibly wage packages, too....more
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (Senate Bill 85) into law on May 22. The intent of the new law is to help close the gender pay gap in Colorado...more
5/28/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Joining similar decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third and Ninth Circuits, the Second Circuit held in Melito v. Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc., that the receipt of unwanted text messages, even without any...more
On May 16, 2019, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law H.B. 1267, which reclassifies the failure to pay employee wages as "theft." The new law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2020...more
The Justice Department announced in a March 15 press release that it has reached an agreement with property management company PRG Real Estate Management (PRG) and several related entities to settle claims that PRG violated...more
On March 6, 2019, a California subprime auto lender, California Auto Finance, agreed to enter into a consent order with the Justice Department related to allegations that it repossessed vehicles in violation of the...more
3/11/2019
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Military Service Members ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Repossess ,
SCRA ,
Subprime Loans
Last week, the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office released its seventh annual report covering the Office’s activities during fiscal year 2018. The Ombudsman’s Office is intended to serve as an independent, impartial, and confidential...more
On September 19, 2018, California enacted AB-3212. The Bill amends the California Military and Veterans Code to expand the protections offered to qualifying servicemembers under state law and to impose new criminal penalties...more
10/5/2018
/ Active Duty ,
Asset Seizure ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Reports ,
Debt Collection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreclosure ,
Interest Rates ,
Military Service Members ,
Mortgages ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government
NPR reported last week that the Trump Administration is planning to end the current prohibition under the Military Lending Act (“MLA”) against creditors offering service members GAP insurance in connection with credit...more
More than 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in NLRB v. Weingarten Inc., the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) recent decision in Circus Circus Casinos Inc. serves as a good reminder for employers...more
The 2018 CFPB Research Conference will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia on May 3-4, 2018. The conference is an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to learn about recent...more
The Pennsylvania attorney general and state treasurer each announced separate inquiries last week into potential mortgage-lending redlining in Philadelphia. ...more
The United States Department of Justice announced last week that Westlake Services LLC and its subsidiary, Wilshire Consumer Capital LLC, have agreed to pay $760,788 to resolve allegations the companies violated the...more
10/4/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Military Service Members ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Repossess ,
SCRA
Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed a bill extending until September 1, 2028, the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (CFDCPA), which prohibits harassment, misleading, and unfair practices in the collection of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit court split regarding the standard of review applicable to district court decisions that evaluate the enforceability of EEOC investigative subpoenas and held yesterday that an abuse...more