tips
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Colorado appeals court clarifies meaning of ‘tips,’ ‘sales employee’ in wage theft case
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Recognizing the terms were not defined in state law, Colorado’s second-highest court last month clarified that “tips” and “gratuities” are payments voluntarily given by customers beyond the cost of a service, and that a worker whose job is to serve food and beverages is not a “sales employee.” The immediate consequence of the Court of…
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Colorado bill would ban businesses from prohibiting tipping
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From McDonalds to Walmart, numerous businesses throughout the country prohibit their employees from accepting tips. But that practice could soon come to an end in Colorado. If passed by the state legislature, House Bill 1146 would ban employers from punishing employees who accept cash tips from patrons of the business. This would block employers from demoting, firing…
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Calls to Colorado’s school safety tip line drop in January
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Calls to Safe2Tell, Colorado’s anonymous school safety tip line for students, dropped 35% in January compared to the previous month, according to a report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. The program reported 842 fewer tips last month. It received 2,423 tips in December. Of the 1,582 tips received in January, 16% were for…
