- Sex CrimesThe Colorado legislature passed the Health Families and Workplaces Act (HWFA). It requires that employers must pay one hour of paid leave for every 30 hours worked with a maximum of 48 hours per year. The HWFA requires employers to allow employees to use paid medical leave to care for their own mental or physical illness that prevents work; to obtaining medical diagnosis, care, or treatment; due to being a victim of domestic abuse or sexual assault; to care for a family member; and due to a public health emergency where a public official closed the place of business or a child’s school or place of care that requires an employee to care for the child.
- Assault
- Wrongful Termination“Wrongful termination” is not a magic, legal term – that’s why, for people not familiar with employment law, it’s a term that’s greatly misunderstood.
- Employment DiscriminationIf you believe you have been a victim of unlawful discrimination, you are required to file a Charge of Discrimination with an agency of the state or federal government before taking any other legal action (see our employment discrimination page). And, the time frame in which you must file a charge can be very short.
- Sexual HarassmentThe U.S. Supreme Court has drawn an important distinctions between situations involving only a hostile work environment, and cases where sexual harassment culminates in a “tangible employment action.” Typically a significant change in employment status, such as hiring, firing, failing to promote, reassignment with significantly different responsibilities, or a decision causing a change in benefits, is “tangible.” If a supervisor takes a tangible employment action against the employee, the employer is responsible.