While continuing to deny that it engaged in age discrimination during a relatively recent layoff, it has come to light that the government of Mesa County, Colorado, settled two claims filed by former employees. Both former employees had also alleged age...
Discrimination
Overview of national origin discrimination
People who call the Denver area home come from all parts of the world. Some are relatively recent arrivals both to Colorado and to the United States, while others may have lived here with their families for most or even all of their lives. Both federal law and...
Warehouse workers accuse Amazon of wrongful termination
A total of seven women who once worked for Amazon have separately accused the online retail giant of pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination. The women, who are from several different states, each alleged that Amazon forced them out of their warehouse jobs...
Fiscal year 2018 pregnancy discrimination stats are available
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or "EEOC," the number of pregnancy discrimination claims filed with the federal agency dropped from 3,174 to 2,790 between the fiscal year 2017 and 2018. The EEOC is the federal agency tasked with enforcing the...
What is the point of that “essential job functions” list?
A Denver resident who is applying for a position has probably noticed that, these days, most job descriptions include a list of "essential job functions." Usually, these are in addition to the actual description of the job and the list of required skills and...
Colorado workers can still be fired for marijuana use
As many residents of Denver know, Colorado has to some extent allowed the residents of this state to use marijuana legally. While the state constitution has for over five years allowed people to possess and use marijuana in limited quantities, the drug technically...
Federal case is a significant win for employees
A recent decision handed down by the federal Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will likely make it a lot simpler for employees who are victims of discrimination to take their claims to the steps of the courthouse. The case, which affects Colorado employees, was...
Race discrimination in the workplace: what to look for
Thinking back to how far equality has come for all types of different people, it's almost hard to imagine that discrimination still happens in the workplace. However, with so many different people working in a work environment, some people can't handle it....
Facebook lawsuit alleges discrimination in advertising
Social media giant, Facebook, has come under heat recently. There have been allegations related to privacy issues and information sharing, among others. The most recent kerfuffle relates to discrimination and how Facebook allows its advertisers to target ads. Colorado...
Gender discrimination lawsuit against Microsoft reveals issues
Microsoft has been at the center of a major lawsuit regarding gender discrimination in recent years, and the lawsuit has just caused some critical information to leak out regarding the company's handling of internal complaints related to gender discrimination. This is...