Employment law is the section of law that governs the relationship between an employer and an employee. Employment law is not one law, but is actually a collection of various state and federal statutes that have been passed over the years.

Wage theft is when an employer unlawfully withholds an employees’ pay, either by not timely paying them or not paying them what they are owed.

Workplaces discriminate all the time. And not all of it is unlawful. For example, an employer may hire the candidate with the most experience and education. This is discrimination based on a candidate’s experience and education. The law recognizes this form of discrimination is lawful because there is a legitimate reason for the business to treat people differently based on their experience and education.

The Colorado Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) was originally passed in 2016 to strengthen protection for pregnant employees in the workplace. The PWFA applies to private employers and public sector employers that have 15 or more employees.