When employers and employees work out the details of employment contracts, discussing the possibility of severance packages or severance agreements is often part of that process. For Colorado employees and employers, the details can be a vital part of the process of...
Year: 2014
Executive claims retaliation and discrimination by company
If a person works for a corporation and an incident he or she deems to be discriminatory occurs, there are typically established procedures for reporting that incident or behavior. In fact, all major corporations in Colorado and elsewhere have procedures in place to...
Employment discrimination cases can be complex
Feeling as if you have been discriminated against and proving discrimination in court may be two very different things. Despite the difficulties that may surround a discrimination suit, employment discrimination is a very real thing and victims should be aware of...
Teacher alleges age discrimination and sues school
Whenever a person leaves a job or is let go and feels that discrimination played a role in why he or she no longer has that job, that person has legal options of which he or she may not be aware. There are also various forms of workplace discrimination that may unfold...
A Colorado worker has the right to file a wage and hour claim
Anyone who takes a job expects to be clearly told what the compensation will be. If there is any deviation from what a worker is told he or she will earn, or could potentially earn, through overtime or bonuses and what that worker actually ends up getting paid, there...
Shipyard alleged site of race discrimination
Every work environment may have employees who do not get along or come from different backgrounds. While most every workplace has policies in place to ensure that everyone feels welcome and respected, there are times when discrimination does occur and can lead to...
Colorado employees must know employment discrimination facts
It isn't unusual for a worker to feel disgruntled or unappreciated from time to time. But, if a worker genuinely feels that he or she is being directly discriminated against, and his or her feelings are more than just a hunch, that worker may want to learn about legal...
Pregnant woman seeks justice for employment discrimination
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects Colorado workers from suffering employment discrimination due to their disabilities. While that is clear, there seems to be some recent confusion over exactly which conditions are protected by that and other acts. In one...
Mother of P. Diddy’s kids settled wrongful termination suit
When someone is a public figure or is well-known in the community, any kind of legal action against them may become public knowledge even if they don't want it to. When this legal action centers on accusations of wrongful termination in Colorado, the person being sued...
Teacher alleges age discrimination after being moved
Teaching can be a difficult career choice, as school administrations and job responsibilities change over time. When special education is involved, the changing field can make the environment particularly challenging. For one teacher, being moved to another school has...