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...
Dec 9, 2019 | LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, SEX DISCRIMINATION
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...
Aug 9, 2019 | LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
The rights of trans and gender-nonconforming people in the U.S. are starting to get more attention. Activists say limited job opportunities and lack of clear protection from workplace discrimination have helped marginalize transgender people and hurt them financially....
Aug 9, 2019 | LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
The attorneys and clients arguing for equal protection for LGBTQ+ workers in front of the Supreme Court started filing their opening briefs at the start of July. The right outcome is one that will increase protections for all employees. We have our eyes on this one....
Aug 9, 2019 | LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
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...
