Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
More Colorado workers will get breaks, must make $42,500 salary to be exempt from overtime under draft policy
The proposal represents a major win for Colorado labor groups, who have long been pushing for the changes -- although they didn’t get everything they wanted.
Top Stories
Teachers in Park County end strike without pay raises or a contract
By Chalkbeat Colorado Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s minimum wage rules don’t apply to farm, construction and other jobs. But that might be changing.
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
A campaign shake-up and wage complaint rattle Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
An army of teen employees is helping fight a Colorado tourist town’s worker shortage
By Nancy Lofholm Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Here’s how Colorado Democrats aim to close the gender pay gap, starting with more wage transparency
Businesses and women-pay advocates compromise on Equal Pay for Equal Work Act to equalize pay for Colorado women, who earn 86 cents for every $1 a man makes.
Opinion: Paid leave prevents child maltreatment: It is time to strengthen all Colorado families
Opinion
Battle with business heats up over Colorado Democrats’ family-leave proposal
Senate Bill 188 passed its first committee hearing Wednesday on a 3-2, party-line vote
Focus on language helped drive down injuries for Spanish-speaking construction workers in Colorado
Efforts by insurers, construction companies and government to offer safety training also has financial benefit
Jared Polis injected himself into Denver teachers’ strike. Now he needs a way out.
The new governor must decide whether to intervene and prevent a teacher walkout, a decision with major political implications
Denver teachers’ strike won’t begin Monday as planned amid procedural wrangling involving Gov. Polis
Denver Public Schools asked for help from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment after teachers overwhelmingly voted to strike
Denver teachers vote to strike with overwhelming majority in favor; Gov. Jared Polis to try and broker a deal
Federal workers in Jefferson County file one-fourth of Colorado’s 1,642 shutdown unemployment claims
Denver, Larimer and Arapahoe Counties also see double-digit share as claims as furlough drags on
“The mall is really cutthroat.” Colorado retailers are desperate for entry-level workers as Amazon (and its $15/hr minimum) moves in
“We just can’t hire at $15 an hour. That’s why we’re here all the time.”
