Understanding Colorado’s PHEW Act: a Primer on the State’s Public Health and Safety Whistleblowing Law
Understanding Colorado’s PHEW Act: a Primer on the State’s Public Health and Safety Whistleblowing Law In late 2019, Linda Rodriguez began working at Amazon’s warehouse in Thornton, Colorado. Just a few months into her new job, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, bringing with it a host of challenges she never anticipated. Rodriguez quickly observed what she described as troubling shortcomings in the company’s treatment of its workers during the pandemic. She noticed that warehouse supervisors were failing to communicate critical health and safety information to Spanish-speaking employees, leaving a significant segment of the workforce in the dark about evolving pandemic protocols and expectations. Disturbed by what she saw, Rodriguez began asking questions and raising concerns. But what she believed was a good-faith effort to [...]