Employees are under a lot of pressure to not upset their employers, and so they may not feel comfortable taking actions that their employers won't like. However, the public has an interest in learning the truth, and so the law offers protections for employees who...
retaliation
Famous beverage manufacturer facing retaliation claim
A man who at one time was a high-ranked employee at National Beverage Corp., the manufacturer of the famous LaCroix sparkling water drink, has sued his former employer on claims that he was wrongfully terminated. Specifically, he alleges he was fired in retaliation...
High ranking Denver officer claims retaliation
A woman who was at one time the youngest person ever given the rank of Commander on the Denver Police Department has filed a retaliation claim against her employer. In her claim, she alleges that her ex-boss, now the former Chief of Police, punished her after she...
Subtler forms of retaliation
As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, it is illegal for a Denver employer to retaliate against an employee who duly reports a law violation or who participates in a valid official or even intra-office investigation. Anti-retaliation provisions specifically...
What if they say I broke a workplace rule?
Most employers in Denver, Colorado, have at least a small set of workplace rules and expectations that they rightfully expect employees to follow. These rules should be objective and serve the purpose of protecting and promoting the business and its employees. When an...
We represent victims of retaliation
Previous posts on this blog have talked about how employees in the Denver area are protected under both federal and Colorado law from what is called retaliation.Although what is and is not retaliation can be a technical legal question, basically, it happens when an...
Colorado law protects whistleblowers
Like other states, Colorado law affords protections to worker who witness illegal conduct in their workplaces and choose to do the right thing and report the behavior to the appropriate authorities. These so-called whistleblower laws prevent an employer from firing or...
Recognizing retaliation behavior in the workplace
Many workplaces today have a happy work environment with a good work-life balance. Coworkers get along and there is a positive environment happening in the work place. However, not all companies have been able to achieve this positive work environment. Sometimes...
What is retaliation in the Denver workplace?
Sometimes, it might feel like everyone at one's workplace is against them. Whether that is just the result of a bad day or something more serious is worth considering. There is such thing as workplace retaliation, and it can happen as a result of reporting...
