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Outside insurers train Loveland council on harassment risk, recommend high standard of workplace civility
Summary
Representatives from the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency and panel counsel presented employment‑practices liability and best practices, urging the council to adopt a “respectful workplace” standard above minimal legal thresholds and to use timely, consistent HR procedures for complaints involving elected officials.
Attorneys and risk‑management staff from the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA, also called CSRSAA in the presentation) briefed Loveland City Council on employment‑practices liability, recent state law changes and best practices the city can use to reduce risk of harassment and discrimination claims.
Sam Light, CIRSA deputy executive director and general counsel, said the agency offers training resources to municipal governing bodies and emphasized that focusing only on legal thresholds for harassment can leave a public perception gap. "If that's all we're focused on is the h word," he said,…
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