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Bill to lower threshold for workplace harassment clears Colorado legislature
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In most states, harassment in the workplace has to meet a certain threshold of severity and frequency in order to be unlawful. But in Colorado, Democratic lawmakers want to change that. Senate Bill 172 seeks to update the state’s definition of harassment and specify that harassment does not need to be “severe or pervasive” to constitute…
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Bill advances to lower threshold for workplace harassment in Colorado
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When a cook at Marie Evenson’s job repeatedly grabbed her around the waist, she reported him to a manager. One week later, she was fired for not “fitting in” to the workplace environment. Evenson met with a lawyer to discuss her legal options, but was told she didn’t have a case. Evenson said her lawyer claimed…
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Pandemic unemployment doubles in one week; regular unemployment hits 6-month high
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Colorado’s unemployment rates are returning to record-breaking peaks from the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases rise and businesses close throughout the state. In the week ending Nov. 28, 17,130 regular unemployment claims were filed, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. That is the highest number of claims since…
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Colorado first-time unemployment claims climb to 6-month high
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First-time unemployment claims in Colorado jumped last week to a six-month high as many Front Range counties returned to state restrictions that forced many restaurants to shut down indoor dining and other businesses to face severe capacity limits. Colorado first-time unemployment claims surge to 4-month high The number of claims filed by payroll workers rose…
