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Outdated employment laws do not prevent discrimination
Residents and workers in Colorado might want to read a recent article that states that employment laws are outdated. They are part of the reason for the fact that toxic work environments and discrimination have been allowed to thrive within the workplace. Workplace...
Historic ruling extends federal protections to LGBT people
On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling for LGBT rights. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now also forbids discrimination against an employee due to gender identity or sexual...
Employment discrimination in the television and film industry
A new report issued by the Writers Guild of America West includes some promising trends but shows that discrimination against women and people of color remains widespread in the television and film writing industries. Colorado writers may be interested to learn that...
The pitfalls of age discrimination in the workplace
Age has been used as a discriminatory measure in the workforce for decades in Colorado and across the country. With the sudden arrival of COVID-19, there seems to be an even bigger gap between younger and older employees as more work moves online. The ability to...
Class-action status granted to unequal pay lawsuit against Oracle
Proving that gender discrimination motivates unequal pay practices is often a challenge for plaintiffs in Colorado. Multiple lawsuits against major companies have previously failed to gain approval as class actions. However, a state court judge on the West Coast...
Tips for reducing the likelihood of age discrimination at work
Some Colorado employees who are 40 or older may face age discrimination at work. In some cases, it might be unconscious or subtle. Age discrimination is often based on a number of false assumptions, such as that older workers cannot learn new approaches. Therefore, it...
Supreme Court ruling may help federal workers
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is designed to protect certain people from adverse treatment in the workplace. The law protects workers in Colorado and throughout the country who are 40 years of age or older. An April 2020 ruling by the Supreme Court will...
Dealing with discrimination as a parent
Those who experience discrimination in the workplace face many challenges. Aside from the financial impact of age, gender and racial discrimination, some people have other issues to work through. For example, parents often have a particularly hard time dealing with...
Do employment contracts set aside at-will employment?
Some Colorado workers sign an employment contract with their employers. If you have signed one, you have a document that spells out the terms of your employment, describing the kind of work you must do for your employer. Likely, your contract also explains the kind of...
A look at overtime violations
In the workplace, employees are treated unfairly for various reasons and their rights are violated in different ways. In this post, we will look at violations related to overtime. For example, some people are forced to work overtime even though this places a...
