Feb 10, 2021 | DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Disability discrimination is treating an employee or job applicant differently because of a disability, perceived disability, or an association with a disabled person. Whether a person is visibly disabled or not, treating them differently or failing to make certain...
Jan 8, 2021 | AGE DISCRIMINATION
We don’t hear much about age discrimination in the news, but discrimination against older workers happens far too often. According to a 2018 report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “more than 6 in 10 workers age 45 and older say they have seen or...
Dec 24, 2020 | COLORADO NEWS, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, EQUAL PAY, FAMLI, LEGISLATION, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, STATE EMPLOYEE
While 2020 has been a challenging year for most people, we’re happy to report that 2020 was a good year for employment law changes in Colorado. Between the new state equal pay law going into effect in 2021, Supreme Court wins for LGBTQ rights, and passage of the...
Nov 18, 2020 | CCRD, EEOC, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
In the state of Colorado, filing a lawsuit in an employment discrimination matter is more complicated than most people think. That added complexity comes from the fact that, in most discrimination cases, employees first must exhaust administrative remedies by filing a...
Sep 9, 2020 | COVID-19, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, DISCRIMINATION, UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT
Remote work has upended most employees’ work routines and feels like both a gift and a curse. On the one hand, workers no longer have to worry about long commutes, weather conditions, or dressing up (for the most part). On the other hand, a more relaxed,...
