The 2018 Colorado state elections resulted in a Democratic House, Senate, and governor, smoothing the way for the 2019 legislature to pass six new employment bills. Some of these pieces of legislation had been proposed in...more
5/28/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Criminal Records ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Polis ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Insurance Program ,
Pending Legislation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Garnishment
Overturning 40 years of precedent, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that an employee’s failure to file an EEOC charge does not necessarily bar consideration of a private discrimination lawsuit. By concluding...more
8/21/2018
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Failure To State A Claim ,
Failure-to-File ,
Federal Railroad Safety Act ,
Former Employee ,
OSHA
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed new antidiscrimination protections for pregnant applicants and employees into law on June 1. This addition to Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) will soon require employers to...more