The Reasonable Accommodation Training Group

The Wick Law Office is pleased to announce the launch of our new website to promote the Reasonable Accommodation Training Group. Since its inception in 2014, members of the Reasonable Accommodation Training Group have provided trainings to the Colorado Bar Association, disability rights advocates, and the federal government. The website highlights the importance of proper training for employers and employees on discrimination and reasonable accommodation issues. The Reasonable Accommodation Training Group will be offering two free one-hour trainings in February and March. To sign up for the trainings, or for more information, you can visit us at www.reasonableaccommodationtraining.com.

Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity

The Wick Law Office's Ben Wick and Holly Franson have accepted an invitation to speak at the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity. The conference is taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 18-19, 2015. Information about the conference can be found at:

http://pacrim.hawaii.edu/node/1

The Wick Law Office is moving!

As of January 1, 2015, the Wick Law Office will be moving our Downtown Office to a new location near the Pepsi Center. Stop in and say hello if you are in the area:

Moline Building

1127 Auraria Pkwy., STE 5

Denver, CO 80204

This recent settlement highlights the importance of understanding and complying with the ADA and Title VII

A large settlement payout by the employer in this case could have been avoided by understanding and complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The employer should have taken steps to provide reasonable accommodations. Instead, it terminated the employee after he requested reasonable accommodations. Let's hope this settlement prevents further violations of the disability and discrimination laws. 

http://www.hrmorning.com/a-128k-lesson-in-why-employers-need-to-accommodate-disabled-workers/

Upcoming Training- Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace

The Wick Law Office will be providing reasonable accommodation training for the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition on October 22, 2014. If your non-profit or business is interested in training on employment issues, please contact us.

Upcoming training- Understanding Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace: A Panel Discussion About the ADA and ADAAA

On September 24, 2014, the Wick Law Office will be leading training and panel discussion about reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act for the Colorado Bar Association.

To sign up, go to:

http://www.cobar.org/cle/item.cfm?eventid=LAB092414

Government may owe employees millions in shutdown damages

Looks like the federal government may have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) during the shutdown last year by failing to pay employees in accordance with FLSA requirements.