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Appeals court finds state wrongly blocked ex-worker’s evidence in termination challenge
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that the Colorado State Personnel Board wrongly blocked a former employee from submitting documentation to challenge his termination, even though he followed the board’s instructions to obtain the materials. Eric Strumpf was the budget and business operations director for the Colorado Department of Corrections. He requested emergency sick leave…
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Appeals court warns against questioning service animals’ status based on ‘suspicions’
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Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday warned that public entities may not ask a disabled person to provide more information about their service animal than what federal regulations allow, regardless of whether they harbor “legitimate suspicions” about the animal’s status. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals determined it was a “close call” whether Dustin…
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Federal judge defends $3.5M verdict in disability discrimination case
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A federal judge this month rejected an attempt by the Colorado Department of Corrections to slash a jury’s $3.5 million award to an incarcerated man who missed thousands of meals, defecated on himself and endured physical pain because prison officials did not accommodate his disability in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge S.…
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Federal judge defends $3.5M verdict in disability discrimination case
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A federal judge this month rejected an attempt by the Colorado Department of Corrections to slash a jury’s $3.5 million award to an incarcerated man who missed thousands of meals, defecated on himself and endured physical pain because prison officials did not accommodate his disability in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge S.…