Jul 1, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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...
May 14, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, STATE EMPLOYEE, STATE PERSONNEL BOARD
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...
Mar 29, 2019 | DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, WAGE
Employees in both the public and private sector often question their rights to payment for their work. To clear up some of the confusion, here is a guide to everything you need to know about wage and hour laws in Colorado. Employee Classifications What is an “exempt”...
Dec 27, 2018 | #METOO, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, SEXUAL HARASSMENT
The term “me too” was originally coined more than a decade ago, by sexual assault survivor and activist Tarana Burke. But #MeToo became a social media phenomenon in October of 2017, when the New York Times published allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein...
Nov 27, 2018 | ADEA, AGE DISCRIMINATION, DENVER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). Signed into law on December 15, 1967, the ADEA makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against workers aged 40 years old and up. Although the ADEA has been in place for...
