10th Circuit:  Colorado’s Overtime Exemption Covers All Companions

Mealey's (February 10, 2021, 4:08 PM EST) -- DENVER — The “companionship exemption” in Colorado’s wage laws doesn’t just apply to those companions employed by households, it extends to those companions employed by third parties, a 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 9, citing the ruling in Jordan v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. and reversing a trial court’s judgment....