Whenever someone decides to become a firefighter, there is a great deal of testing and training that takes place. It was recently discovered that one major metropolitan fire department used practices that were found to promote race discrimination. Anyone in Colorado...
Month: March 2014
Man awarded $500,000 in wrongful termination suit
Certain health conditions and diseases can impact a person's ability to work or continue to perform the same duties. For one man, his HIV status affected the time he could work. He contends that he was the victim of a wrongful termination when he lost his job after...
Man successfully proves employment discrimination
There are incidents where workplace discrimination may be subtle or it may be more overt. It can be difficult to prove employment discrimination, but one man recently won a case and was awarded a $1.2 million judgment. Colorado employees who feel they face some level...
Settlement reached in county employment disputes
Many counties across the country employ sheriffs and other emergency personnel to work for the protection of the general population. Yet, there may be times when employment disputes erupt over wages or benefits, and those very employees paid to protect and serve need...