COVID-19 – valuable employment resources from Sweeney & Bechtold
The COVID-19 outbreak has already had a major impact on employment and the economy across the United States, particularly with regard to the hospitality and travel industries. With great uncertainty regarding the duration of the pandemic and its long-term effect on global economies, it is important to take advantage of resources available here in Colorado.
Read MoreSweeney & Bechtold attorneys recognized as 2020 Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a national publication that utilizes peer reviews and independent research to determine the top 5% of lawyers in a given practice area in the state of Colorado. Charlotte Sweeney was recognized for the 15th straight year as a Super Lawyer in Employment Litigation. She also was recognized as one of the Top
Read MoreSweeney & Bechtold wins complex arbitration case
Following an arbitration hearing in November 2019, Charlotte Sweeney, Ariel DeFazio, and Madeline Collison won an arbitration case on behalf of Mary Jane Cox, a former telecom sales director who had been discharged as part of a nationwide reduction in force (RIF). After hearing three days of testimony, the arbitrator concluded that Ms. Cox was
Read MoreSweeney & Bechtold obtains verdict in retaliation claim against University of Colorado
On December 20, 2019, a U.S. District Court of Colorado jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, a former anesthesiologist at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus (“CU”), who was represented by Charlotte Sweeney, Madeline Collison, and Ariel DeFazio of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC. The jury found that CU unlawfully retaliated against the plaintiff
Read MoreJoan M. Bechtold receives the Richard N. Doyle Award of CLE Excellence
On December 9, 2019, Joan M. Bechtold of Sweeney & Bechtold, LLC received the Richard N. Doyle Award of CLE Excellence, commemorating her contributions to the Colorado Bar Association’s Continued Legal Education (CLE) program. The Richard N. Doyle Award was created to honor attorneys in the Colorado legal community who demonstrate a commitment to CLE
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Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act signed by Governor
Senate Bill 19-085 was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 22, 2019. The bill, titled the “Equal Pay for Equal Work Act,” closes major loopholes in the Federal Equal Pay Act and will help guarantee that all Colorado employees are paid fairly, regardless of gender, and bars the use of pay history
Read MoreFederal Jury finds employee was discriminated and retaliated against by Department of Labor
On March 19, 2018, a jury returned a verdict against the U.S. Department of Labor in favor of a federal employee with a vision impairment who worked for the agency for over five years without receiving her requested accommodations. The Agency eventually terminated the employee after she brought forward concerns about the failure to accommodate
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