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You deserve to be safe at work. This means that your environment should be free from discrimination and sexual harassment. Yet, both types of behaviors are common in Colorado workplaces, causing significant harm to workers. Unfortunately, many victims of sexual...
As remote work becomes more common, so does the challenge of addressing sexual harassment in virtual environments. The absence of physical boundaries does not eliminate the potential for inappropriate behavior. Employees must stay vigilant and understand their rights...
Although many Coloradans may be victims of sexual harassment from their colleagues and supervisors, it is important for workers to remember that perpetrators can also be customers, vendors or even just visitors to a place of business. To give one common example, a...
When you’ve been subjected to sexual harassment, you can experience a wide range of negative effects. You can feel unsafe at your job, be subjected to adverse employment actions and retaliation, and suffer from the physical and emotional damage that often accompanies...
A lot of Colorado workers are subjected to sexual harassment and don’t even realize it. This is because such harassment often starts as joking. Those who are the subject of the joking, while uncomfortable, may go along with it to get along with coworkers and avoid...
Even though your employee handbook and code of conduct may have strong anti-sexual harassment wording, there’s still a good chance that sexual harassment will continue to occur in your workplace. Many employees, though, fail to recognize when they’re being harassed,...
Sexual harassment continues to run rampant in Colorado’s workplaces. But looking at the issue country-wide, it appears that those who work in the hospitality sector, specifically those who work at restaurants, are more susceptible to this horrible behavior. In fact,...
On June 6, 2023, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that is intended to ease the requirements for bringing a discrimination claim against an employer. The new law also strengthens the state’s anti-discrimination laws in several ways. The bill, known as the Protecting...
You shouldn’t have to worry about being sexually harassed at work. Yet, this type of egregious behavior is exceedingly common in Colorado’s workplaces. When you’re subjected to it, you might be justified in taking legal action, especially if you faced an adverse...
There isn’t an occupation that’s free of sexual harassment. Still, restaurant workers tend to be subjected to it more often than others. In fact, one study found that 90% of women and up to 70% of men who work in this industry have indicated that they’ve been...