Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Charter school chief rules with iron fist, say teachers

HoneyBaked Ham manager accused of treating employee like piece of meat in EEOC complaint

HoneyBaked Ham may specialize in succulent cuts of meat, but that doesn't mean employees are supposed to be treated like another item on the menu. That's among the accusations in a complaint from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which alleges incidents of sexual harassment at the co ... More >>

Breast-milk pumping results in job loss?: ACLU takes action on behalf of Heather Burgbacher

​Did a Jefferson County charter school decide not to renew the contract of veteran teacher Heather Burgbacher because she pumped breast milk at work? That's the contention of the ACLU of Colorado, which has taken legal action on Burgbacher's behalf that could lead to a lawsuit against Jeffco ... More >>

Inside Job: Denver's Career Service Authority watches out for employee trouble, but who watches out for trouble in the CSA?

​Did a Jefferson County charter school decide not to renew the contract of veteran teacher Heather Burgbacher because she pumped breast milk at work? That's the contention of the ACLU of Colorado, which has taken legal action on Burgbacher's behalf that could lead to a lawsuit against Jeffco ... More >>

Career Service Authority wars with Denver Auditor's office: The "Inside Job" documents

​"During my tenure as Auditor, I have never had to write a transmittal letter as detailed and scalding as this one," Denver City Auditor Dennis Gallagher wrote in the cover letter to his office's recent audit of the Career Service Authority, the agency that provides human resources for 8,500 D ... More >>

Mean Streets

Some Denver taxi drivers say they've been taken for a ride by their employers

Michael Bennet-Ken Buck duel: Are they running out of ammo at the showdown?

Michael Bennet & Ken Buck shakin'.​It may be the closest political contest of any consequence anywhere in the country. It's certainly one of the most expensive. As the U.S. Senate battle between Ken Buck and incumbent Michael Bennet enters its final hours, expect to be slimed by nasty ads ab ... More >>

JBS Swift lawsuit: Greeley meatpacking plant accused of descrimination against Somali staff

​"There's No Place Like Home for Somali Refugees in Greeley," a November 2008 feature by ex-Westword staffer Lisa Rab, told the tale of the Somali community in Northern Colorado, and those members who'd lost jobs in what Rab described in a followup post as "a clash over prayer breaks at the JB ... More >>

Is DPS holding more teachers accountable? You do the math!

​"There's No Place Like Home for Somali Refugees in Greeley," a November 2008 feature by ex-Westword staffer Lisa Rab, told the tale of the Somali community in Northern Colorado, and those members who'd lost jobs in what Rab described in a followup post as "a clash over prayer breaks at the JB ... More >>

Cynthia Buschagen, 66, claims Castle Rock's Faith Lutheran Church fired her for being too old -- and too female

Did Faith Lutheran Church in Castle Rock discriminate against Cynthia Buschagen?​Cynthia Buschagen isn't leaving Castle Rock's Faith Lutheran Church quietly. On Friday, the 66-year old filed a lawsuit against her former employer -- as well as its parent organization, Rocky Mountain Synod of th ... More >>

Siamese Plate on the Go....directly to jail?

​Last year, the son of the owner of Arvada's Alamos Verdes was rated the Worst Boss of 2009, an honor he clinched with "simply repulsive" behavior with young female employees, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in October. But Opas Sinprasong, owner of several Thai restaurants in Boulde ... More >>

Alamos Verdes has the worst boss of 2009!

​Alamos Verdes doesn't have bad Mexican food, but the venerable Arvada restaurant has the "Worst Boss of 2009," according to eBossWatch.com, which just ranked the 25 worst bosses. Coming out on top: Paul Martinez, co-owner and manager of the restaurant at 5304 Vance Street that his parents, E ... More >>

The way the Adams County Coroner is running his office could be dead wrong

​Alamos Verdes doesn't have bad Mexican food, but the venerable Arvada restaurant has the "Worst Boss of 2009," according to eBossWatch.com, which just ranked the 25 worst bosses. Coming out on top: Paul Martinez, co-owner and manager of the restaurant at 5304 Vance Street that his parents, E ... More >>

There's no place like home for Somali refugees in Greeley

​Alamos Verdes doesn't have bad Mexican food, but the venerable Arvada restaurant has the "Worst Boss of 2009," according to eBossWatch.com, which just ranked the 25 worst bosses. Coming out on top: Paul Martinez, co-owner and manager of the restaurant at 5304 Vance Street that his parents, E ... More >>

Focus on the Family's nightmare scenario about an Obama victory

​Alamos Verdes doesn't have bad Mexican food, but the venerable Arvada restaurant has the "Worst Boss of 2009," according to eBossWatch.com, which just ranked the 25 worst bosses. Coming out on top: Paul Martinez, co-owner and manager of the restaurant at 5304 Vance Street that his parents, E ... More >>

Ban on Spanish

Don't suffer in silence.

Librarian Rousted Outside McCain Town Hall Is a Former Reporter

Don't suffer in silence.

Blackburned

Who’s the bigger bully — the smartass attorney who scorched the Denver Fire Department, or the fussbudget judge who threw out the verdict?

Steve Horner-Free Corner

If ladies’ night is this city’s biggest sin, we’re doing all right.

King Woody

Woody Paige is in a New York state of mind.

The Message

Well-Suited

Hot Stuff

A new measuring technique may allow higher broadcast emissions on Lookout Mountain.

Language Barrier

Colorado Central Station Casino takes a hit over an English-only policy.

The Love Shack

Aurora's Office of Community Development is not a happy home.

Paper Trail

The News VP asks children's help in watching the competition

Delivering the Message

The women at UPS bleed as brown as the men, and they have the scars to prove it.

Firing Line

Former Visotcky employees sound off.

Off Limits

Former Visotcky employees sound off.

Off Limits

Former Visotcky employees sound off.

Low Blows

Former Visotcky employees sound off.

Gimme Shelter

Another sexual-harassment suit rattles the Denver Housing Authority.

Uncivil Rites

Intrigue, inaction and personnel disputes have one federal agency at war with itself. Can't we all just get along?

Custodial Interference

An ex-janitor at DU files a lawsuit claiming harassment by his boss.

Not Guilty--But Still Fired

A Jeffco court clerk accused of stealing $79 wins her case.

Inn Trouble

An employment dispute mushrooms into a multi-million-dollar headache for a Denver hotel.

The People's Hired Gun

A private attorney defends the city's honor--and her hefty legal bills, which you are paying.

An Unholy Union

A young labor organizer was sexually assaulted by a colleague. Was Local 7 to blame?

Strange but True

A young labor organizer was sexually assaulted by a colleague. Was Local 7 to blame?

Reject Your Elders

A young labor organizer was sexually assaulted by a colleague. Was Local 7 to blame?

Shot Down in Flames

A jury blows away a fired Denver deputy gunning for a big settlement from taxpayers.

She Fired, They Fired

The city doggedly presses its case against a deputy dismissed after a shooting incident.

Off Limits

The city doggedly presses its case against a deputy dismissed after a shooting incident.

Educating Karen

A court reporter accuses Judge Jeffrey Bayless of on-the-job harassment.

Fear and Groping in Boulder

Power, politics and patronage--three reasons why CU's "zero tolerance" sexual-harassment policy could be one big nothing.

Razin' in the Sun

Power, politics and patronage--three reasons why CU's "zero tolerance" sexual-harassment policy could be one big nothing.

Social Insecurity

Want to file a complaint against federal bureaucrat Lupe Salinas? Take a number.

UNDER HIS SKIN

ADAM'S MARK DEVELOPER FRED KUMMER LOST A $5 MILLION RACIAL-DISCRIMINATION SUIT IN ST. LOUIS--BUT WON $25 MILLION FROM DENVER.

JUDGMENT DAY

DENVER ATTORNEY DAVID L. SMITH HAS MADE LIFE A LIVING HELL FOR HIS ADVERSARIES. NOW HE'S FEELING THE HEAT HIMSELF.OUT OF ORDER DAVID L. SMITH SAYS COLORADO'S FEDERAL JUDGES ARE OUT TO GET HIM. HE'S RIGHT.

SECOND-CLASS HANDLING

A POSTAL WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS FIRED FOR BLOWING THE WHISTLE.

EXPERIENCE NOT NEEDED

DO TEACHERS GET BETTER WITH AGE? ASK THOSE WHO WERE LET GO AT MACHEBEUF HIGH.