sex discrimination
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Colorado equal pay law does not require plaintiffs to allege gender-based retaliation, appeals court finds
The 2019 Colorado law aimed at rooting out pay discrimination on the basis of sex does not require a plaintiff to allege their employer retaliated against them for sex- or gender-related reasons, the state’s second-highest court decided on Thursday. Lawmakers enacted the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act with a stated intent to “close the…
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Finding of no discrimination against former Cherry Creek Schools principal upheld
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Friday that a judge properly resolved a former Cherry Creek School District administrator’s claims of discrimination in the district’s favor based on employees’ “loss of confidence” in her leadership. Linda Maccagnan was a longtime district employee who brought several claims alleging due process violations, disparate treatment, unequal pay,…
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Federal judge declines to end Denver sheriff employee’s sex discrimination suit
A federal judge tentatively green-lit a former Denver Sheriff Department sergeant’s sex discrimination lawsuit for trial last month, based upon allegations that three female employees were promoted ahead of him despite his qualifications. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang described the evidence of discrimination as “not robust,” but she determined plaintiff Joseph Bowen had…
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Colorado justices open to viewing campus sexual misconduct policies as ‘contracts’
After Colorado’s second-highest court concluded the University of Denver’s promise of a “thorough, impartial and fair” investigation into alleged sexual misconduct was sufficiently descriptive to be an enforceable contract, the school appealed, claiming accused students should not be able to sue over vague terms like “fair.” During oral arguments on Tuesday, the justices agreed with…