equal pay
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Colorado moves to strengthen Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Colorado businesses have been required to provide equal pay to employees performing the same work since 2021. But many women say they still face pay discrimination in the workplace. Lawmakers are trying to address the gaps with Senate Bill 105, which cleared its last major legislative hurdle on Monday. If enacted, the bill would implement measures to…
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Colorado Senate OKs strengthening Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Colorado businesses have been required to provide equal pay to employees performing the same work since 2021. But many women say they still face pay discrimination in the workplace. Lawmakers are trying to address these gaps with Senate Bill 105. If enacted, the bill would implement measures to enforce the state’s existing Equal Pay for Equal Work…
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Federal judge tosses lawsuit of ex-prison employee offended by diversity training
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A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a former corrections official offended by the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion training, and claimed it amounted to a hostile work environment. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang found the contents of Joshua F. Young’s complaint failed to show how a computer-based module…
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Colorado considers strengthening Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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After working at the same company for over 20 years, Michelle Siemer said she was still paid less than the men she supervised. Siemer, an Eagle County mother of three, said she spent decades collecting accolades and additional responsibilities at her job. But while Siemer had the same duties as many of the male senior…
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INSIGHTS | Denver law school pays up big-time over gender pay
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Everyone at the University of Denver should have known better. The school’s prestigious Sturm College of Law was accused of under-paying women. The plaintiffs were eight law professors. The private university, founded in 1864, has a boldly progressive reputation. Let all that sink in. If it can happen among the talented legal minds, brown-bricked temples…
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EMILY’s List targets Colorado Republicans Mike Coffman, Scott Tipton in 2018 election
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EMILY’s List, a national group that recruits and helps fund Democratic women candidates, put two Colorado Republicans “on notice” Thursday, naming U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton to its list of top GOP targets in next year’s election. The group charged that Coffman and Tipton have poor records on issues important to women –…
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Westminster Democrat Faith Winter jumps in battleground Senate District 24 race
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State Rep. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat, celebrated a birthday on Sunday and took the occasion to announce she’s running in next year’s election for the Senate District 24 seat held by state Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, a Thornton Republican, in a race that could determine which party controls the chamber. Winter will likely…
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Herod: Clinton-Kaine ticket has real vision for America
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I am honored to be able to attend the Democratic National Convention this week. I was present in 2008 when Hillary Clinton addressed the convention right here in Colorado. I remember her speaking about the need for unity and real action to make the lives of many Americans better. During her 2008 speech, Clinton posed the…
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At mid-session, freshman Buckner wiser, more determined than ever
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State Rep. Janet Buckner is going all in. During her first regular session filling the House seat vacated by her late husband, Rep. John Buckner, Janet spent nearly two months fighting for the parental involvement bill he championed last year only to see it die in the Senate State Affairs Committee. At midsession, her optimism…
