Tag: Americans With Disabilities Act
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Denver council chambers to get $1.5 million remodel
Denver’s historic City Council Chambers is getting a makeover that will bring the space, including the dais where councilmembers sit, into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The cost of the six–month renovation project is approximately $1.5 million, aimed at making the room more accessible to all, according to Robert Austin, spokesperson for Denver’s…
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Federal judge sides with CU in former student’s retaliation lawsuit
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A federal judge concluded last month that a former University of Colorado medical student failed to establish the school unlawfully retaliated against her, as the evidence instead showed faculty raised numerous concerns about her conduct over the years. Mindy Szeto was enrolled in CU’s School of Medicine between 2014 and 2020, through a program combining…
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Federal judge green-lights former inmate’s disability discrimination claim for trial
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge last month agreed a jury would decide whether the Colorado Department of Corrections intentionally discriminated against an incarcerated man by imposing restrictions on him after he failed to report to work because of his disability. However, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y.…
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Court sides with Frontier over flight attendant seeking alcohol rehab-related accommodations
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Frontier Airlines did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when it denied a flight attendant’s request to build her schedule without layovers to avoid exacerbating her alcoholism, the federal appeals court based in Denver concluded this week. The airline refused to allow Rebecca Brigham to pick up “leftover” shifts that other flight attendants had…
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Denver sidewalks ballot measure continues to be close, supporters have lead | ELECTION NIGHT 2022
Early and unofficial results reveal Denver ordinance 307 supporters had a slight edge Wednesday. As of 2:30 p.m., 128,582 votes have been counted. A little over half of Denverites, 52.96%, want to shift sidewalk maintenance from landowners to the City of Denver. The City of Denver’s Ordinance 307 tasks the city with creating a sidewalk master…
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Judge tosses disability discrimination lawsuit against Colorado’s Medicaid contractor
A physician has failed to show his disability was the reason a state contractor moved to terminate his employment, a federal judge ruled, finding instead there were legitimate concerns from government employees about the doctor’s performance. Stephen Gorshow sued eQHealth Solutions LLC, his former employer, alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking…