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The outcome of many employee lawsuits hinges on the question of why the employer took the action they did. Generally, Colorado employers can legally hire or fire employees for any reason, so long as they aren't breaking any state or federal law in the process....
There are many agencies that take reports of and investigate employers for violating federal or Colorado laws that protect this state’s workers. Most of the time, these agencies learn about violations from employees themselves. Likewise, it is employees who can...
Learning about ongoing fraud in your workplace can be quite disturbing. This is especially true if you accidentally stumble upon this information and realize that you were not supposed to know about it. Your first instinct may be to report the fraud, but you could...
Written complaints of discrimination or corporate misconduct can have great power. If you are going to complain to your employer about something illegal such as sex or race discrimination, safety violations or other illegal conduct, you should make your COMPLAINT IN WRITING because the writing gives evidence that helps protect you from any subsequent retaliation by your employer. You may…
Attorney Justin M. Plaskov was the lead counsel and filed this case on behalf of his client and U.S. Government. In addition to recovering $235,000 from the U.S. Government as the person who brought the lawsuit on behalf of the United States, Mr. Cole received $250,000 to settle his employment retaliation claims, for a total recovery of $485,000. An excerpt from an…