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10th Circuit revives retaliation claim against Jeffco sanitation district
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The Denver-based federal appeals court on Monday reinstated an attorney’s retaliation claim against her former employer, a special district based in Lakewood, alleging she was fired for statements she made about board members’ malfeasance. Courts have recognized that public employees’ First Amendment rights are more limited, owing to the need for the government to control…
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Federal judge dismisses retaliation claim against Jeffco district, allows claim against blogger
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A federal judge has dismissed an attorney’s retaliation claim against her former employer, a special district based in Lakewood, while at the same time permitting the lawyer’s defamation claim against a blogger to proceed. Mary Joanne “Jo” Deziel Timmins sued the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District after it fired her in the summer of 2021.…
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Denver retirement plan contributions same, no COLA increase in 2017
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The Denver Employees Retirement Plan will keep its current contribution level in 2017, and the same percentage-of-pay contribution rates that began in 2015 will stay in place, the plan’s executive director told a Denver City Council committee Tuesday, Nov. 15. Steve Hutt outlined a handful of minor changes to the plan – which he said covers…
