Workers’ Rights Q&A: Dealing with Discrimination in the Workplace
Click here to view a PDF of this article. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed an alarming uptick of xenophobia and racism. Just like when the Muslim, Sikh, Arab,…
Q&A: What are my rights during COVID-19?
Download PDF Q: I am considered an essential worker. I have run out of paid sick leave, but now think I have the COVID-19. Can I ask for time off…
Union Station guard beat Denver artist waiting for train while other guards watched, lawsuit alleges
Denver artist Raverro Stinnett left a gala just after midnight on April 20, 2018, and walked to Union Station to catch a train home. When Stinnett left Union Station three…
A Union Station guard beat a Denver artist waiting for a train while other guards watched, lawsuit alleges
Denver artist Raverro Stinnett left a gala just after midnight on April 20, 2018, and walked to Union Station to catch a train home. When Stinnett left Union Station three…
Dispatchers reach $875,000 settlement
Lake County Government will pay former Lake County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers Nicole Garner, Chelsa Parsons and Maria Chavez $875,000 to settle the women’s civil lawsuit. The settlement comes over two…
Named victim in Aidan Atkinson sex assault case objects to closing of preliminary hearing
One of the named victims in Aidan Atkinson’s sex assault case has spoken out against the possibility a Boulder judge may close his preliminary hearing to the public. Atkinson, 18,…
Boulder, Zayd Atkinson reach settlement over police confrontation
Boulder and Zayd Atkinson, a black Naropa student who was confronted by a police officer while picking up trash outside his apartment, have agreed to settle any civil claims involving…
JOINT STATEMENT – ZAYD ATKINSON AND THE CITY OF BOULDER
On March 1, 2019, Boulder Police Officer John Smyly stopped and questioned Zayd Atkinson while he was working in front of the building in which he lived. Mr. Atkinson should…
Boulder settles with Naropa student confronted by cop while picking up trash
The city of Boulder is offering a $125,000 settlement to Zayd Atkinson, the black Naropa student who was confronted by armed police officers last year while picking up trash outside…
Meth, Guns And Aggressive Tactics Combine To Give Colorado One Of Nation’s Highest Police Shooting Rates
Colorado law enforcement authorities shot someone, on average, once a week for the past six years. The 189 people who were killed by law enforcement officers between the start of…