On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a group of cases to determine whether Title VII, the federal employment anti-discrimination...
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The Fallacy of the Employment-At-Will Doctrine
In theory, employment relationships may be terminated at any time by either the employee or the employer for any reason or no reason at all....
Tattoos in the Workplace
Tattoos used to be considered part of a counterculture or outside of the norm, but now they are much more socially acceptable and prevalent. In...
New California Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements Delayed
On August 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 788 into law, which delays the requirement for certain employers to provide sexual harassment training for their...
Animals and the ADA
Everyone loves animals—whether as pets, admired from a safe distance at a zoo, or as part of a tasty meal. But too many people who...
OFCCP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Clarify Religious Exemption for Federal Contractors
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposed regulations to clarify...
Mental Health in the Workplace Survey
Employers Council has been working with the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work as they develop a survey to learn more about employers’...
Ban the Box Update for Colorado
“Concerning the Timing of an Inquiry into a Job Applicant’s Criminal History, and, in Connection Therewith, Making an Appropriation,” better known as Colorado’s “Ban the...
When Must an Employer Provide Extended Leave as an ADA Reasonable Accommodation?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects qualified job applicants and employees against discrimination on the basis of disability and requires employers to provide reasonable...
Has #MeToo Changed Conduct in the Workplace?
According to a recently published study by researchers at the University of Colorado in Boulder, the answer to this question is “yes.” Comparing survey data on...