Legal Opinion
Ross v. Denver Department of Health & Hospitals
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1994No. 93CA0014PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge KAPELKE.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court reversing the determination of the Denver Career Service Board (Board) that plaintiff, Mary K. Ross, was not entitled to receive family sick leave benefits to care for her same-sex domestic partner. We reverse and remand with directions.
Ross was formerly employed as a social worker by the Department of Health and Hospitals (Department). In December 1991, she requested family sick leave benefits for the three days she took off work to care for her domestic partner. The Department denied Ross’ request because the…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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