Colorado Labor Law: Sexual Orientation
I know of someone who is being asked to adhere to a separte set of standards in their behavior. While co-workers joke about having dancers come in, he can’t even say he went on a date with this guy, without his boss threatening to write him up for ‘drawing undo attention’, for instance. He’s not a flamer, in fact not everyone knows he’s gay.
This has a number of harmful components. He is being forced in the closet, asked to lie by deliberate omission, told to pander to social prejudice, and being unfairly silenced. I’m sure this kind of thing is probably illegal, but I can only find information on Equal Opportunity laws, and transgender issues. This is happening in Colorado, for the state laws.
Does any one know where to find information related to at work behavior, and equal enforcement of policies?
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Yes, sexual orientation discrimination is illegal in Colorado. Senate Bill 200.
Sexual orientation. In 2007, a bill passed that defined and added sexual orientation and
religion to the list of protected classes that may not be discriminated against under state employment law. The new law permits employers to enforce a dress code and excludes religious organizations from the definition of employer for the purposes of complying with state employer non-discrimination law. During the 2008 session, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 08-200, which adds the prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation to non-discrimination statutes for 23 areas including housing, education, public accommodations, and health care. Prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, disability, age, national origin, ancestry, and religion, are added as necessary for consistency in all non-discrimination statutes including consumer credit transactions, jury service, issuance of a license to practice law, and public accommodations. Finally, the bill also allows the appointment of people who have been, or who might be, discriminated against because of their sexual orientation to the Civil Rights Commission.