If you have worked for a particular company for some time, you probably enjoy a certain routine in a familiar and comfortable workspace. However, a new employee has contaminated that workspace with offensive behavior. Is this sexual harassment and, if so, what can you...
If you experience sexual harassment in the workplace, you will want to take appropriate action. However, you might have questions as to what actually constitutes words or actions that rise to the level of sexual harassment. Several key markers can help you identify...
When someone sexually harasses you in your Colorado place of employment, you may decide to call attention to the treatment you received by reporting it. You have a right to do so without fearing adverse treatment in return. However, many sexual harassment victims who...
Now that summertime is in full swing, you may either be looking forward to or dreading your company's annual picnic. While your employer may not be able to force you to attend the outing, making an appearance is sure to win you some brownie points. Still, if your...
For many people in Colorado and throughout the country, the workplace has changed quite a bit in the last couple of years. Remote work has become an option for many, while overtime and stressful schedules have become a constant reality for others. However, one thing...
There are generally two categories of sexual harassment that are prohibited including quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile work environment sexual harassment. It is helpful for workers to know what is considered sexual harassment and how they are protected from...
Many Denver residents spend most of their waking hours at work, which is why they like to be on good terms with their colleagues and work in a comfortable environment. One way a workplace can become hostile is if an employee is being sexually harassed. This can...
Three women and a man have filed legal claims against a chain of vintage clothing stores in a state court in Denver. The plaintiffs say that the chain is legally responsible for a pattern of assault and harassment at the hands of an individual. The chain has since...
Fagerberg Produce, inc., a local Colorado business, will pay $500,000 to five complainants and other aggrieved parties for sexual harassment. A former manager at the Eaton-based onion grower was the focus of the accusations. What was the issue? The complaint, which...
Claims based on sexual harassment can find legal support in Colorado state law and federal legislation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful to allow two separate forms of sexual harassment in workplaces: quid pro quo harassment and hostile work...
