colorado anti-discrimination act
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Colorado bill would expand employment discrimination law to cover domestic workers
The tens of thousands of domestic workers in Colorado could soon be protected by the state’s anti-employment discrimination law under a newly proposed bill. If enacted, House Bill 1367 would expand the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act to cover domestic workers. The bill would also extend the time to file a claim with the Civil Rights Commission…
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Religious exemption in state’s anti-discrimination laws only would add injustice
Fifty years ago, in the wake of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act. Congress was coming to terms with the awful truth that people of color were systematically refused a decent place to live. And they decided it was time to do something about it.…
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Colorado politicos react to Supreme Court hearing on Masterpiece Cakeshop case
Both sides agree it’s a question of rights but differ sharply whose rights should prevail under the law in a case argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court – whether it’s the baker and his religious beliefs or the same-sex couple and their right to be treated like any other customers. As the divisive case…
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State Rep. Leslie Herod adds LGBTQ amicus brief in Masterpiece Cake case
State Rep. Leslie Herod leads a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Coloradans who filed a brief to the Supreme Court as it considers whether the owner of the Masterpiece Cake Shop in Lakewood had the right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in 2012. They rely on…
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Colorado escapes transgender politics battle, for now
Colorado law passed nearly a decade ago protects the right of transgender and queer students to choose to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identities. Democratic Governor Bill Ritter in 2008 signed the Anti-Discrimination Act that outlawed discrimination against LGBTQ Coloradans in “places of public accommodations.” That means the Trump administration’s…
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Navarro: Don’t be fooled by outdated pay-equity arguments
Editor, The pay equity battle strikes again at the Colorado state Capitol, but don’t be fooled by the outdated statistics often presented by those advocating for the unnecessary legislation. Pay equity is an issue of the past, and both men and women alike can see the extraordinary changes that now ensure equal pay for equal…