Many HR professionals spend a significant amount of time investigating employee complaints and, depending on the outcome of these investigations, implementing corrective measures to halt and prevent bad behavior in the...more
12/12/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Best Management Practices ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Consumer Complaint Management ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Harassment ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Internal Investigations ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Summary Judgment ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance
Although we would like to believe that we live in a more enlightened era, disability rights activists will tell you that the repugnant practice of mocking people with disabilities persists, and not just among schoolyard...more
Yes, unless the candidate’s language skills would clearly interfere with their ability to do the job.
Amidst all of the current controversy concerning immigration in the United States, the experience of immigrants in the...more
Colorado employers should review and, if necessary, revise job applications to remove questions about criminal history.
Colorado has joined a growing number of states and municipalities to pass “ban the box” laws, which...more
On May 22, 2019, Colorado passed a new pay equity law which brings the state to the cutting edge of regulation in this area....more
6/11/2019
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
One of the least appreciated federal workplace laws is Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, the 1935 law which gives most private sector employees in the U.S. the right to form and join unions. ...more
4/3/2019
/ Airlines ,
Aviation Industry ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Section 7 ,
Unions
In October 2018, NPR reported that the U.S. unemployment rate had dropped to 3.7 percent, the lowest rate in 50 years. In some states, like Colorado, where I live, the rate is even lower (3.1 percent, per Denver Post). ...more