EMPLOYMENT LAW NEWS FEED
Important information about employment law related news,
updates to the firm, helpful resources & more!
Keep up to date by following us here:
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Did you know that nearly 40% of women experience sexual harassment at work? Click the ‘learn more’ button for an article by the New York Times for some great steps to follow if you’re being harassed at work. Still not sure how to deal with the harassment, we can help. Give us a call!
STONEWALL ANNIVERSARY
This June honors the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, otherwise known as the Stonewall Uprising, which saw members of the LGBTQ+ community fight back against harassment from the police in Greenwich Village in June 1969. While progress has been made in the last 50 years, we still have a long way to go in fighting for LBGTQ+ rights.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
On June 19th, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, sex, and national origin. Title VII of the act protects employees by prohibiting discrimination by employers.
PRIDE WEEKEND
Denver Pride the largest celebration of LGBTQ+ pride in the Rocky Mountain region, kicks off this weekend. From the Coors Light Denver Pride Parade to the Pride 5K, there’s an event for everyone. Check out how you can go celebrate the LGBTQ+ community this weekend: https://denverpride.org/denver-pride-events/.
UNPAID WAGES
“American workers lose billions of dollars to wage theft each year — as much as $50 billion in 2016, according to research from the Economic Policy Institute.” Low wage workers are among those effected the most. We fight to hold employers accountable for illegal behavior such as wage theft.
COLORADO PERSONNEL FILE BILL
On June 10, 2016 Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 16-1432, the Colorado Personnel File Bill to give Colorado #employees the right to access their personnel files. Unfortunately the law does have flaws regarding accessibility for employees and something we hope can be changed with future legislation.
EQUAL PAY ACT
June 10, 1963 President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on #gender. We still have a long way to go to eliminate the gender pay gap, but we celebrate this crucial first step.
LBGT CONVERSION THERAPY BANNED
Great progress for LGBTQ rights! Mental health professionals in Colorado are now banned from trying to change a minor’s sexual orientation or “sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same-sex,” often referred to as conversion therapy. Also, now transgender Coloradans can update their birth certificates without having to prove they surgically changed their gender or submit a public notice.
MEMORIAL DAY
Happy Memorial Day! We are so grateful for all the veterans who have fought or are fighting for our country and our freedom.
Today we are also grateful to all the legislators who work every day to make sure that all our veterans employment rights are protected through laws like the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and the Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act.
EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT
Today we celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act which revised the Colorado Anti-Discrimination act by extending employment non-discrimination protections to LGBTQ+ residents, declaring that employers cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation or gender identity.