My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Colorado.
I’m an employee of a music teaching studio and am employed under a contract which lasts until next year. There is a fee of $1000 if I terminate the contract before the end of the agreement (quit early). The contract stipulates that I will be paid only for teaching, and nothing else… aka won’t be paid if I’m waiting on a student, etc. Only paid for time teaching. The contract also stipulates that I will perform the following services with no additional compensation: write blog posts (on my own time), attend certain music festivals to promote the business (several hours sitting in a tent for no pay), attend and perform in student recitals. Additionally, ownership requires me to show up 15 minutes early (not paid) and has called required staff meetings (not paid). I want to quit. Do I have grounds to quit under noncompliance with FLSA requirements and would I potentially be subject to the $1000 fee?

