“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...
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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...
Weight a Minute, Maybe Obesity IS a Covered Disability . . .
Just two weeks ago, Employers Council reported that the federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin), in Richardson v. Chicago Transit...
Unfavorable Job Assignments May be a Form of Discrimination Under Title VII
Title VII demands that job assignments be based on qualifications and merit, not national origin or skin color, as was reflected in a recent settlement...
California Passes Sweeping Bill to Prohibit Discrimination Based on Natural Hairstyle
On July 3, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 188, also known as the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open...
Seventh Circuit: Obesity Alone is Not a Disability
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) did not protect a severely obese Chicago bus driver from losing his job for being unable to do it...
U.S. Supreme Court: Filing a Charge with the EEOC is Not a Jurisdictional Requirement to Sue
On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Fort Bend Cty., Texas v. Davis (U.S. 2019), that Title VII of the Civil Rights...
Understanding Colorado’s New Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
On May 22, 2019, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act into effect, making Colorado’s equal-pay law among the most...
Understanding Colorado’s “Ban-the-Box” Law
Among the bills currently awaiting Gov. Polis’s signature is “Concerning the Timing of an Inquiry into a Job Applicant’s Criminal History, and, in Connection Therewith,...