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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against state’s Medicaid contractor
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A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…
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10th Circuit agrees Denver not immune from ADA lawsuit
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado agreed a woman could sue her former employer, the City and County of Denver, for disability discrimination without running into the immunity typically granted to states and their agencies. Lower court judges have repeatedly held that local departments of human services in Colorado are arms of the state…
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El Paso County approves nearly $750,000 contract for ADA consulting services
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El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday approved a consulting services contract to help determine the current state of its transportation infrastructure and the extent of its compliance with federal law. Commissioners awarded a $749,954 contract to Colorado Springs-based consulting firm Matrix Design Group Inc. to evaluate El Paso County’s transportation network system and determine its…
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Federal judge orders Denver-area hotel operator to make ADA improvements
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A federal judge has found an Arapahoe County hotel to be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and ordered its operator to make accessibility improvements, following the company’s unusual move of agreeing with all of the allegations against it. Equally unusual, plaintiffs John Meggs and the Florida-based advocacy group Access–4–All balked when the hotel…
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Federal judge rejects Arvada’s request to dismiss age discrimination lawsuit
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A man who worked for more than three decades with the City of Arvada has plausibly claimed that his age was a key factor for his termination in violation of federal law, a judge has decided. Brian Williams filed a lawsuit in August 2021 alleging that his 32-year career with the city’s public works department…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 620 in the House. H.R. 620 is intended to protect disabled persons while providing business owners with the opportunity to remedy alleged Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations before incurring litigation costs. The bill amends the private enforcement provisions…
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Denveright process working toward 20-year vision plan
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A first-time, multi-department planning process in the City and County of Denver — known as Denveright — is working well, members of Denver City Council were recently told. The effort was announced nearly one year ago by Mayor Michael Hancock and is designed to show a vision for Denver over the next two decades. Four…
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Bill would end longstanding ban on bikes in U.S. wilderness
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More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas. The proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed by conservationists who say bikes…
