Colorado Employment Lawyers

Employment law governs all aspects of the employee-employer relationship. Relates to affirmative action, foreign workers and visas, personal leave, safety, racial discrimination, disabled employees, safety, record retention and access, overtime compensation, testing, recruitment and discipline.

Employment attorneys are available to both employees and employers in Colorado. Lawyers in Colorado can handle cases related to various labor matters in a professional manner. Topics include discrimination, wage and disability claims, common tort laws, contract and wage claims.

Employment attorneys are also well versed in issues of workplace safety, workplace benefits, medical leave, and employee health insurance. Lawyers can handle both federal and state law.

Although the human resources department handles much of the employment process, there is an increase in job demands. Most of these laws stem from discrimination against employees over the age of forty, people of a certain ethnicity, overweight, religion, military status, or even sexual orientation.

Under Colorado labor law, although an employer does not have to hire the best or most qualified applicant, the employer must not base employment decisions on factors such as race, religion, age, sex, or national origin. Therefore, during a job interview, the interviewer cannot ask questions related to the above context.

Some of the laws related to employee law are the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act. Apart from this, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been created to enforce the rights of employees.