| Employment law governs all aspects of the of an | | | | there is a rise in employment lawsuits. Most of |
| employee-employer relationship. It relates to | | | | these lawsuits stem from discrimination against |
| affirmative action, alien workers and visas, | | | | employees above forty years of age, people |
| personal leave, safety, racial discrimination, disabled | | | | from a certain ethnicity, overweight, religion, |
| employees, safety, records retention and access, | | | | military status or even sexual orientation. |
| overtime compensation, testing, recruiting and | | | | Under employment laws in Colorado, though an |
| discipline. | | | | employer doesn't have to employ the best or the |
| Employment lawyers are available both for | | | | most qualified candidate, the employer should not |
| employees as well as employers in Colorado. | | | | base his employing decisions on factors like race, |
| Lawyers in Colorado can professionally handle | | | | religion, age, sex or national origin. Therefore, |
| cases regarding various employment matters. The | | | | during an employment interview, the interviewer |
| matters include discrimination, wage and disability | | | | cannot ask any questions relating to the above |
| claims, common tort laws, contract and wage | | | | context. |
| claims. | | | | Some of the laws relating to the employee law |
| Employment lawyers are also well versed in | | | | are The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor |
| matters of work place safety, work place | | | | Standards Act, and Americans with Disabilities |
| benefits, medical leave, and employee medical | | | | Act, Family and the Medical Leave Act. Apart |
| insurance. The lawyers can handle both federal as | | | | from this, the Equal Employment Opportunity |
| well as state laws. | | | | Commission has been created to enforce |
| Though the human resources department today | | | | employee rights. |
| handles much of the employment processes, | | | | |