Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Even if you make more than minimum wage, this updated Colorado rule could affect you
After 10 months of debate and public input, the revised pay standards are adopted; increase to minimum salary threshold is delayed to 2021.
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Paid family leave is a priority for Colorado Democrats. But 5 questions will make or break the effort.
By Jennifer Brown Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Driving salaried employees to the burnout point doesn’t benefit anyone
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Teachers in Park County end strike without pay raises or a contract
This marks the end of the longest teacher strike in Colorado in decades and the first in recent years to end without any meaningful concessions from the district
Colorado’s minimum wage rules don’t apply to farm, construction and other jobs. But that might be changing.
A decades-old rule governing minimum wage means a wide swath of low-income employees don’t qualify for overtime pay, lunch breaks
A campaign shake-up and wage complaint rattle Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
Stephany Rose Spaulding is getting national attention -- thanks to Republicans -- but her campaign is running on volunteers and little money
An army of teen employees is helping fight a Colorado tourist town’s worker shortage
About 75% of the freshman class is at work this summer, and still, shops and restaurants close early or open late due to affordable-housing sparked worker shortage
Construction workers exploited by Colorado’s underground economy want to add bite to wage theft law
Wage theft is currently an unclassified misdemeanor, no matter how much is owed, but a new focus on fighting labor trafficking could change that in Colorado
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
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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
