Tag: Disability
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Federal judge green-lights trial for ex-Rio Grande County sheriff employee’s hostile work environment claims
A federal judge on Monday found a former Rio Grande County sheriff’s dispatcher had not shown she was subjected to disability discrimination or was retaliated against, but that a jury would need to decide whether she experienced a hostile work environment based on her sex and ancestry. Then-Sheriff Don McDonald fired Lauren N. Trujillo in…
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RTD’s Access-on-Demand program survives, but fares jump from $0 to $4.50
About 30 speakers urged the RTD board not to end the program during a five-hour meeting The Regional Transportation District Board held a five-hour meeting on Tuesday to discuss possibly canceling its Access-on-Demand transport program for the disabled due to budgetary concerns. More than 30 citizen speakers, many of them disabled, flanked by Sen. Faith…
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Federal judge dismisses ex-Loveland employee’s conspiracy claims against city
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge dismissed the claims of a former Loveland city employee last week who alleged a conspiracy by her employer to deprive her of unemployment benefits and tarnish her reputation. Michele DiPietro worked as a paralegal for the city attorney’s office during 13 months…
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Colorado House moves to require mediation before eviction for tenants on government aid
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save House lawmakers approved a proposal to require mediation between landlords and tenants before landlords can file for eviction, if the tenant receives certain financial assistance. Under House Bill 1120, mediation would involve a landlord and tenant meeting together with a neutral third party to discuss a…
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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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Larimer County school district provided appropriate education to special needs student, judge says
A federal judge has labeled as “untrue” multiple claims from the parents of a special-needs child who alleged a Fort Collins-based school district failed to provide their son the legally-required level of educational services. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Christine M. Arguello agreed the Poudre School District in Larimer County provided a free and appropriate…
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New Denver apartment complex provides affordable housing, disability accommodation
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Housing Stability celebrated the opening of a new affordable housing apartment complex, the Atlantis Apartments, on Tuesday afternoon. The Atlantis Apartments offer 60 income-restricted units in the Baker neighborhood at 201 S. Cherokee St. The apartments are largely targeted to individuals with…