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Amazon buys 70 acres in Aurora
Amazon purchased 70 acres of land in Aurora with plans to build a distribution center, according to city and county records. The e-commerce giant bought a parcel at 825 N. Lisbon St. from a company tied to Northpoint Development for nearly $23.6 million on Aug. 21, according to a deed filed with Arapahoe County. An…
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Colorado Supreme Court rules Amazon must include ‘holiday incentive pay’ in overtime calculations
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Amazon’s incentive payments to employees for work performed on holidays must be part of overtime pay calculations under the state’s wage regulations. The decision is a victory for Dan Hamilton, an Amazon worker who filed a class action lawsuit alleging the company improperly excluded holiday incentive pay…
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Here’s a tale of two legislatures in Colorado; lawmakers face tight budgetary pressures; Democrats pick April 1 to nominate a candidate to replace Ken Buck | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 18, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: On multiple levels of analysis, Charles Dickens’ dichotomies illustrate the “two legislatures” at the state Capitol. In one “legislature,” members routinely push measures designed to solely win the support of their party mates. Such proposals possess a strong ideological bent, and while they…
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Here’s a tale of two legislatures in Colorado; lawmakers face tight budgetary pressures; Democrats pick April 1 to nominate a candidate to replace Ken Buck | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 18, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: On multiple levels of analysis, Charles Dickens’ dichotomies illustrate the “two legislatures” at the state Capitol. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); In one “legislature,” members routinely push measures designed to solely win the support of their party mates. Such proposals possess a strong ideological bent,…
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Colorado justices weigh case dealing with Amazon and overtime pay, program for older residents face funding shortfall | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Members of the state Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that Colorado will be an outlier among all states if its wage regulations require companies to include incentive pay for time worked on holidays when calculating employees’ overtime compensation. At the same time, the…
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Colorado justices weigh case dealing with Amazon and overtime pay, program for older residents face funding shortfall | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is March 15, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Members of the state Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that Colorado will be an outlier among all states if its wage regulations require companies to include incentive pay for time worked on holidays when calculating employees’ overtime compensation. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); At the…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs Amazon’s obligation to pay millions more in overtime
Members of the state Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that Colorado will be an outlier among all states if its wage regulations require companies to include incentive pay for time worked on holidays when calculating employees’ overtime compensation. At the same time, the justices repeatedly returned to the text of the disputed regulation, which provides…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs Amazon’s obligation to pay millions more in overtime
Members of the state Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that Colorado will be an outlier among all states if its wage regulations require companies to include incentive pay for time worked on holidays when calculating employees’ overtime compensation. At the same time, the justices repeatedly returned to the text of the disputed regulation, which provides…
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Colorado’s Ken Buck invokes 25th Amendment over concerns about Biden’s mental acuity; is Colorado’s car theft law working? Polis unveils 49 ‘actions’ toward ‘net zero’ | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 27, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years – record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond. Notably, lawmakers,…
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Colorado Supreme Court to analyze how wage law applies to Amazon holiday pay
The Colorado Supreme Court recently announced it will decide whether Amazon is complying with the state’s wage law by excluding shifts worked on holidays when calculating employees’ overtime pay. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear an appeal. The case addressing overtime pay came to the Supreme Court through an…