Dominick Moreno Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws
Signed by Governor Jared Polis
Title: Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws
Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that expands state anti-discrimination laws.
Requires the division to require a harassment selection option in the charge form (Sec. 2).
Specifies that the General Assembly finds that the following provisions are important to the state (Sec. 3):
All Coloradans should have the opportunity to succeed in the workplace;
When employees are in a safe environment then they are more productive overall;
Employers have made good strides in ensuring workplaces are free from discrimination;
Employers have the responsibility to engage in collective actions to eliminate workplace discrimination and harassment;
Courts should apply the law consistently across all workplaces
Specifies that the severe or pervasive requirements for workplace harassment ignores realities of the workplace and that the standard should be changed (Sec. 3).
Specifies that it is important to the state to have a public policy where reporting of discrimination is encouraged and communication on discrimination is encouraged (Sec. 3).
Exempts an employer from the discrimination rule if there is no possible reasonable accommodation that a company can make to allow an employee to accomplish the base requirements for the position (Sec. 4).
Defines harassment and what constitutes it in the workplace (Sec. 4).
Specifies that nature and frequency of harassment has no bearing on the satisfaction of harassment requirements (Sec. 4).
Specifies that bad manners does not qualify as harassment (Sec. 4).
Defines the factors that one has to take into account to determine whether communication arises to the level of harassment in the workplace (Sec. 4).
Specifies that employers may not claim an affirmative defense unless they have shown they have a system in place to deter harassments and they have taken steps to remedy the situation (Sec. 4).
Prohibits N.D.A’s if that does not apply equally to all parties in the agreement, restrains employees from reporting facts, does not disclose terms for a settlement agreement, or forbids disparagement (Sec. 5).
Title: Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws
Vote to amend and pass a bill that expands state anti-discrimination laws.
Requires the division to require a harassment selection option in the charge form (Sec. 2).
Specifies that the General Assembly finds that the following provisions are important to the state (Sec. 3):
All Coloradans should have the opportunity to succeed in the workplace;
When employees are in a safe environment then they are more productive overall;
Employers have made good strides in ensuring workplaces are free from discrimination;
Employers have the responsibility to engage in collective actions to eliminate workplace discrimination and harassment;
Courts should apply the law consistently across all workplaces
Specifies that the severe or pervasive requirements for workplace harassment ignores realities of the workplace and that the standard should be changed (Sec. 3).
Specifies that it is important to the state to have a public policy where reporting of discrimination is encouraged and communication on discrimination is encouraged (Sec. 3).
Exempts an employer from the discrimination rule if there is no possible reasonable accommodation that a company can make to allow an employee to accomplish the base requirements for the position (Sec. 4).
Defines harassment and what constitutes it in the workplace (Sec. 4).
Specifies that nature and frequency of harassment has no bearing on the satisfaction of harassment requirements (Sec. 4).
Specifies that bad manners does not qualify as harassment (Sec. 4).
Defines the factors that one has to take into account to determine whether communication arises to the level of harassment in the workplace (Sec. 4).
Specifies that employers may not claim an affirmative defense unless they have shown they have a system in place to deter harassments and they have taken steps to remedy the situation (Sec. 4).
Prohibits N.D.A’s if that does not apply equally to all parties in the agreement, restrains employees from reporting facts, does not disclose terms for a settlement agreement, or forbids disparagement (Sec. 5).
Title: Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws
Title: Expands State Anti-Discrimination Laws