Employment

Employment law covers all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. There are a vast number of issues that fall within this relationship, and usually state or federal employment laws will apply. Sometimes only state contract law will govern the employment relationship, however. The articles that lawyers have placed in the KnowledgeBase will explain what laws apply to different situations and help make sense of the complex system that is employment law.

Recent Employment Articles

Managers Are Not Always Exempt from Overtime Pay
Provided by Bononi Law Group, LLP
To determine whether an employee is exempt from overtime, the law requires more than an examination of the employee's title. Thus, a manager is not automatically exempt from overtime pay. Read More »
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace ? Employee Rights FAQs
Provided by The Dolan Law Firm
In legal terms, sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Read More »
Lawmakers Seek Big Changes for Pinnacol Assurance
Provided by Killian & Davis PC
Recently lawmakers voted to take legislative action against the quasi-governmental agency Pinnacol Assurance, which provides workers' compensation insurance for many Colorado employers. Read More »
Court Issues Important Victory for Workers' Comp Claimants
Provided by Law Offices of Dennis Kenny, P.C.
When the workers' compensation system works as intended, it protects and enforces the rights of workers who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases. Read More »
Office Conduct Regarding Sexual Harassment
Provided by Navarette Law Firm
At work we must find a balance between professional and personable behavior. There are certain rules that guide office conduct, and when lines are crossed sexual harrassment may be the result. Read More »