Retaliation in the workplace typically involves an employer punishing an employee for asserting their rights. But what about independent contractors? Many people wonder if retaliation protections extend to them as well. Understanding how retaliation laws apply can...
Retaliation
How can employees recognize quiet retaliation at work?
Quiet retaliation happens when a boss or coworkers secretly punish you for speaking up about unfair treatment or workplace problems. They may exclude you from meetings, give you unfair negative performance reviews, or take away your job duties. Since quiet retaliation...
How can employers train managers to avoid retaliatory behavior?
Retaliation occurs when a boss punishes an employee for doing something they have a legal right to do, such as reporting a problem or helping with an investigation. To comply with the law, employers must ensure managers know what retaliation looks like and how to...
Understanding the prevalence of racial discrimination
In the workplace, employees face many different types of rights violations. Sometimes, employers fail to compensate workers properly, while others face sex-based harassment or discrimination because of their age, faith or disability. Unfortunately, many workers...
How Should Employers Show Support To Pregnant Workers?
Pregnant or not, you deserve fair and unbiased treatment in the workplace. If your employer has shown signs of discrimination because of your condition, you have the right to file a complaint. When you understand how your employer should treat you, it might be easier...
Identifying Retaliation In The Workplace
Retaliation by employers can take many forms and can be difficult to identify. It can occur after an employee reports illegal or unethical behavior, files a complaint, or takes action to protect their rights. Here are some ways to identify employer retaliation:...
The Colorado Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
Equal pay for men and women is hardly a given. In fact, the gender gap remains stable at around 82% despite widespread awareness. One of the reasons for that may be the lack of guidance and enforcement when it comes to equalizing pay between sexes. The Colorado...
Data Reveals The Prevalence Of Age Discrimination
Whether you worry about the possibility of age discrimination in the coming years or you have already dealt with this type of mistreatment firsthand, it is crucial to understand how laws protect workers from age discrimination. Regrettably, this unlawful...
What is religious discrimination?
You have the right to be free of a hostile work environment at work. Your workplace should be civil with all people treated the same under the law. If your colleagues or supervisors treat you differently because of sincerely held religious beliefs, you may have a...
Gender discrimination impacts 42% of working women
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...