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Recruiters naturally tend to be Sirens. Companies are eager to get the best help they can. In this process, there is a natural tendency to downplay corporate problems and to over-state the benefits of employment. Where companies are not particularly ethical puffing or effusive opinions can turn into misrepresentation. If you are recruited based on a misrepresentation, you may have…
Non-competition agreements can be part of an employment relationship when an employer wishes to protect certain business interests, like trade secrets. Also known as a non-compete agreement or a covenant not to compete a non-competition agreement can be a term of an employment contract, or it can exist as a stand-alone contract. While the details of these agreements vary widely, Colorado…
Sirens also like start-up companies. Because the owners of start-up companies often don’t have the ability to compensate their employees fairly, they give promises instead. In new businesses, owners frequently tell almost every employee, that they are “key” and that they will be able to share in future profits when the company is successful. These promises are made to ensure…
The Sirens are almost always at work when the management of your company is in transition. When companies are in the process of being sold and the management and control of companies is being negotiated, false promises to employees are common. Companies in the negotiation process tend to be very nervous about employees abandoning ship because, generally, the company’s value…
Sirens prey on employees who are in line to receive exceptionally large commission income. If your company or manager is greedy, they may try to take your commission away from you if they can get away with it. This is likely to occur where: There is an exceptionally large, record-breaking sale that was not anticipated by management; Where management discriminates…
The union contract is another type of very powerful paper. Union contracts govern the rights of union employees. Besides guaranteeing salary and benefits, this contract often provides for a grievance procedure, and job security and prohibits the employer from taking disciplinary action without “just cause.” Union contracts may also take away rights, as when they require employees to use the…
Disability Discrimination Under federal and Colorado law, discrimination against employees with a qualified disability is illegal and gives rise to damages remedies. A qualified disability is one that substantially limits a life activity. Definition of Qualified Disability Expands in Recent Years In recent years, the courts have become more lenient in defining what substantially limits a life activity. Employees with…
by Braden Campbell, Senior Reporter, Law360.com Jackson National Life Insurance Company has agreed to pay $20.5 million to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit alleging black female workers were underpaid, sexually harassed and called “street walkers,” the agency said Thursday. The workplace bias watchdog’s announcement comes two days after District of Colorado Judge Philip Brimmer approved a consent decree…
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…
An article By KIRK MITCHELL published in The Denver Post February 11, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. A federal jury Wednesday awarded nearly $15 million to seven Commerce City warehouse workers who accused a trucking company of segregating workers by race, calling blacks “lazy, stupid Africans” and punishing those who complained. Six of the plaintiffs are black, many from Mali. One…