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Colorado’s “Public Health Emergency” Workplace Whistleblower Protections

July 15, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

On July 11, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed Colorado House Bill 20-1415 into law, granting Colorado workers protections from discrimination or retaliation when they raise health and safety concerns related to a “public health emergency” (such as the current COVID-19 pandemic). Specifically, this new law prohibits “a principal”—which includes an “employer” as defined by the […]

Filed Under: 1st Amendment, Blog Post, Colorado, Employee Law

With Passage of the CROWN Act of 2020, Colorado Prohibits Employment Discrimination on the Basis of Hair

June 22, 2020 by Hollie L. Wieland

On March 6, 2020, Governor Jared Polis signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020 (CROWN Act) into law. When Colorado’s Governor signed the document, Colorado became just the fifth state in the nation to pass this civil rights legislation; Colorado joined California, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia […]

Filed Under: 1st Amendment, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Employee Law

Supreme Court Rules To Uphold Church’s 1st Amendment Rights

March 3, 2011 by Lance M. Sears

The Westboro Baptist Church has won a Supreme Court case on Wednesday for their right to protest at military funerals. The case involved a small fringe church in Topeka, Kansas widely known for picketing the funerals of U.S. soldiers, reasoning that their deaths were a direct result of God’s wrath against homosexual acceptance. The case […]

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