colorado business
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Coalition of business, industry groups seek to stop ‘Fair Workweek’ bill
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A coalition of business and industry groups is rallying behind efforts to stop a proposal to require businesses to pay employees for showing up – even when they did not do any work because there’s not enough work that day. For workers, the situation could mean losing a day’s pay – and supporters say that puts an “an…
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Bill advances to ban employers from asking for age in job applications
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Nearly 80% of older workers say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and around 40% of hiring managers admit to reviewing resumes with age bias. In Colorado, Democratic lawmakers are trying to change that with Senate Bill 58. If approved by the state legislature, the bill would ban employers from asking…
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CarMax to pay $1 million in safety settlement with Colorado, other states
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CarMax Auto Superstores Inc. will pay $1 million to dozens of states as part of a settlement over the used car company’s failure to disclose safety recalls of vehicles. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the multistate settlement Thursday, which includes 35 other states throughout the country. Colorado is set to receive $20,000 of the…
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Colorado launches $31M loan fund for small businesses
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Coloradans looking to start, restart or restructure a business can now apply for financial assistance through the state’s new Startup Loan Fund. The fund launched on Thursday, offering $31.35 million in loans for Colorado small business owners. The loans can range from $10,000 to $150,000, with applications being accepted over the next 10 years on…
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Colorado offers $1,000 incentive for new lifeguards, other efforts to fight lifeguard shortage
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Colorado is rolling out several initiatives this summer to help fight the ongoing shortage of lifeguards, including a $1,000 payment for people who complete lifeguard training. Gov. Jared Polis announced the “Pools Special Initiative 2022” program Tuesday morning at an Aurora swimming pool, as pools across the state have postponed opening and shortened hours of…
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Polis ends signing tour with bills expanding health care to immigrant children, business investments
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Gov. Jared Polis concluded his bill signing tour Thursday, enacting dozens of measures throughout the week, including proposals to expand health care to immigrant children, invest in business and more. The deadline to sign or veto bills is Friday – 30 days after the adjournment of the 2022 legislative session. Any bills that Polis did…
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Colorado to automatically seal non-violent criminal records
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More than one million Coloradans with non-violent criminal records will soon have their records automatically sealed – thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday. Scheduled to go into effect in August, Senate Bill 99 implements an automatic sealing process for non-violent criminal records. The new law applies to those who…
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Bill seeks customer opt-in for utensils, condiments from Colorado restaurants
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Restaurant customers would have to request plastic utensils and condiment packets with their to-go food if a bipartisan bill introduced in the Colorado House becomes law. House Bill 1134 would require restaurants and third-party food delivery services to ask customers if they want single-use items like cutlery, napkins and condiments instead of providing them automatically.…
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The new owners of Denver’s beloved Tattered Cover bookstores talk the next 50 years
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Last week, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Denver’s famous Tattered Cover bookstores to change ownership for the second time since the retirement of longtime owner Joyce Meskis in 2017. The independent bookstores were purchased by Colorado investors, Denver natives and long-time friends Kwame Spearman and David Back, founding partners of Bended Page, LLC. Spearman and Back…
