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25 Resources to Help You Learn About Systemic Racism this Juneteenth
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, an often-overlooked holiday of extreme significance to American descendants of enslaved Africans. With the current protests, awareness being raised, and conversations surrounding systemic racism, it is more important than ever that we...
What Nurses Need to Know About Malpractice Insurance
Many nurses believe that their employer’s malpractice insurance will cover them for any allegation of malpractice. But the truth is that most nurses don’t know what their employer’s malpractice insurance covers, and in a lot of cases, nurses are left without...
COVID-19 Colorado Unemployment Benefits FAQs
Due to COVID-19 (also known as Coronavirus), my employer placed me on furlough, forced me to take unpaid leave, or ended my employment. What can I do? You may file a claim for Unemployment Insurance benefits with the Colorado Department of Labor and...
COVID-19 FAQs For Employees
Situations When You Should Call an Employment Attorney Your employer said that they are ending your employment due to COVID, but you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your membership in a protected class: Race, Color, Religion, National...
Navigating Religious Discrimination at Work in Colorado
Complaints concerning racial discrimination in the workplace are the most commonly filed complaints in the United States. But that’s not the case in Colorado. While it falls in the middle of states for racial discrimination complaints, this state leads the nation in...
LGBTQ Employment Rights In Colorado
On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court heard arguments to decide whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act bars employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender status. Title VII makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees...
Can I Be Fired For That? : Understanding “At-Will” Employment and the Public Policy Exception
Today, most employees know that satisfactory job performance doesn’t guarantee job security. Mass layoffs, reduction in companies’ workforce, and job turnover have become part of everyday life. Despite these common occurrences, employers cannot fire workers illegally...
Closing the Gap On Pay Inequity – Colorado’s New Equal Pay for Equal Work Law
Even though the Equal Pay Act is a 50-year-old federal law, a report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research shows that pay disparity is alive and well in Colorado today. According to that report, women working full time in the state earn 86 cents for every...
Severance Agreements: What You Need To Know To Maximize Your Benefits
When a job separation occurs, for any involuntary reason, the anxiety can be overwhelming. Some employers will offer severance agreements to employees. However, companies do not provide these separation packages out of the goodness of their hearts. A severance...
9 Unemployment Benefits Questions Answered
Although today’s unemployment rate has dropped significantly lower than its peak of 10% in 2009, what hasn’t changed is the time it takes to find a job after you have been let go. For the average worker, conducting a job search after a lay off can mean 5 to 6 months...
Unpacking Sexual Harassment: The Truth About Your Rights
While journalists have reported extensively on high profile sexual harassment cases this year, most people still know very little about what sexual harassment means in a legal sense. What’s even more troubling is that many employees believe that because they work in...
Filing An Appeal With the State Personnel Board – What State Employees Need to Know
As an employee of the State of Colorado or one of its agencies, you may have rights and remedies available to you that are not available to workers at private companies. One of these rights is the ability to appeal employment decisions with the Colorado State...
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