A health and dental services provider for local jails must face most of an ex-employee’s whistleblower suit alleging it retaliated against her for raising concerns about compliance with pandemic-related masking orders.
Southern Health Partners Inc. secured summary judgment on the worker’s hostile work environment and constructive discharge claims, but the discrimination and retaliation claims that “make up the heart of this case” are headed to trial, the US District Court for the District of Colorado said Thursday.
Colorado’s Public Health Emergency Whistleblower Act, enacted in 2020, protects workers from adverse employment actions when they report concerns regarding a public health ...
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