7887 East Belleview Avenue Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80111

What I do: Represent both individuals and businesses Harassment/Discrimination Unpaid Wages, Commissions and Overtime Non-compete Agreements Protection of Confidential Information and Trade Secrets Family & Medical Leave/Disability Accommodations Workplace Investigations Serve as a Mediator and Trainer

©2015 Cynthia E. Wellbrock, Esq. All rights reserved. What Does That Translate To? Disabled employee – terminated to avoid accommodating his disability and to prevent filing for disability benefits Hispanic Manager – retaliated against for complaint about wage disparity Misclassification as Independent Contractor Severance Agreements - Assist with negotiating better terms/drafting them for Employers Non-Compete Agreements – generally unenforceable Agreements to Protect Confidential Information and Trade Secrets

©2015 Cynthia E. Wellbrock, Esq. All rights reserved. Harassment: verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of his or her membership in a protected class for the purpose, or effect of creating, an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, or offensive working environment. Protected classes: race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability. To be hostile environment the conduct must unreasonably interfere with an individual's work performance, or Adversely affect an individual’s employment opportunities and; Be severe and pervasive. Isolated incident may suffice, but rarely Harassment and Discrimination

©2015 Cynthia E. Wellbrock, Esq. All rights reserved. Requests or demands for sex Vulgar jokes around or to women Racial jokes to or around minorities Inappropriate touching of women Playboy posters in workrooms Sexual innuendo, etc… Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, jokes, or threatening, intimidating, or hostile acts. Written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility toward an individual or group because of a person’s membership in a protected class Harassment and Discrimination Harassment Examples

©2015 Cynthia E. Wellbrock, Esq. All rights reserved. Discrimination Different treatment between particular classes. Examples Giving better assignments or promotions to white employees over minority employees Giving more leniency in matters of discipline to men, compared to women Better assignments to younger employees

©2015 Cynthia E. Wellbrock, Esq. All rights reserved. Colorado’s Revised Anti-Discrimination Law