The #MeToo movement may have helped improve working conditions for some women in business across Colorado and the rest of the nation. Yet, research shows that a significant percentage of today’s working women have experienced discrimination at work because of their...
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What does it mean to “paper” your personnel file?
Colorado and federal lawmakers want workers to feel safe about reporting illegal activity in the workplace, which is why laws against retaliation exist. Employers cannot take adverse measures like firing an employee who acts as a whistleblower. Still, this does not...
What are protected classes?
Despite the fact that numerous advancements are made to workplaces every year, many of the old problems persist and linger despite that. Harassment and discrimination rank among the most problematic of these issues. To help combat discrimination, in particular,...
How has discrimination changed with the times?
Discrimination is an issue baked into the fabric of many workplaces across the country. Unfortunately, the many changes and reforms that the digitalization of the workplace brought on did not really address discrimination. Instead, it has changed forms, manifesting in...
What constitutes workplace discrimination?
Workplace discrimination is a problem in Colorado as well as throughout the United States. However, for as many workers who are impacted by it, discrimination can be a hard term to define. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers useful insights into the...
Understanding discrimination in Colorado workplaces
Discrimination in the workplace is not always obvious. If your boss passes you over for a promotion, unusually singles you out or otherwise marginalizes you at work — and you are a member of a "protected class" — you might wonder if your treatment was due to...
How to file a claim with the EEOC and what to expect afterwards
People in Denver deserve to be free from workplace discrimination. Those allegedly discriminated against may want to file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in an effort to pursue compensation for the damages they suffered. However, many...
Protections for employees who faced pregnancy discrimination
Workers are protected from pregnancy discrimination in their workplaces. To ensure that an employer does not violate pregnancy discrimination protections, it is helpful for pregnant employees and employees planning on becoming pregnant to be familiar with workplace...
Professor sues DU law school for gender bias
Most plaintiffs in sex discrimination law suits are women, but a male professor at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law is about to reverse this paradigm. The director of the School’s Center for Advocacy has served a complaint in federal court in Colorado...
Workplace discrimination and disparate impact
Workplace discrimination can take many forms. A lot of people think that it most commonly involves blatant racism that manifests in derogatory comments and negative employment actions solely based on one’s status in a protected class. But workplace discrimination can...
