When most people think about ageism discrimination in the workplace, they often imagine the victim as an older employee. After all, the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination towards workers 40 or older concerning hiring, firing,...
Disagreements arise in the workplace all the time. In most cases, those disputes are resolved relatively easily without any harm coming to the parties involved. Sometimes, though, employers retaliate against employees for actions they disagree with, even when those...
As a worker, you have multiple protections afforded to you under both state and federal law. Some of the most wide-ranging protections come from the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This federal law guarantees unpaid time off from your job without fear of negative...
If you think that you’ve been discriminated against in the workplace, then you need to file a complaint with Colorado Civil Rights Division (CCRD). This state agency is tasked with enforcing the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), which prohibits discrimination...
Most people in Colorado are at-will employees, meaning that they can be fired at any time and for just about any legal reason. Those who are subject to an employment contract can escape that uncertainty. However, the terms of an employment contract can have...
If you've ever been called into a meeting with your supervisor and a representative from the Human Resources department, then you know that your adrenaline can cloud the moment. While you're trying to figure out what's going on and how you got to this point, your...
You would think that with all of the attention that sexual harassment has garnered over the last five years or so that it would be rooted out of workplaces across the country. The sad reality, though, is that sexual harassment continues to occur on a daily basis....
Someone making a romantic advance toward you at work is not necessarily harassment the first time it happens. If a co-worker asks you out and your company does not have a policy against employees dating, they haven't done anything wrong. When it turns into harassment...
Employees are under a lot of pressure to not upset their employers, and so they may not feel comfortable taking actions that their employers won't like. However, the public has an interest in learning the truth, and so the law offers protections for employees who...
You're getting older, but that doesn't mean you're any less beneficial to a company. You have been in the industry for many years, and you have insight that others may not. You worry that your age plays a role in many of the decisions that take place around you,...
